Agoda layoffs: Clauses that stop staff from reporting dismissals not legally binding, say lawyers

Agoda has laid off around 50 staff in Singapore. An Agoda severance agreement — seen by CNA — detailed that employees should not report the layoffs to government agencies, unions or statutory boards. Lawyers CNA spoke to said clauses in severance agreements that prevent employees from reporting layoffs to the authorities are not legally binding. They said it is deemed unlawful as it limits an employee's rights.