NTUC, SISEU offer assistance to affected employees, MOM to investigate Agoda allegationsThe National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and Singapore Industrial and Services Employees’ Union (SISEU) are “appalled” at allegations that Agoda warned retrenched employees not to report issues to trade unions or government authorities. According to documents circulating online, employees were allegedly threatened against reporting the layoffs, with the risk of losing their severance entitlements. While Agoda is not unionised, its workers who are members of NTUC’s affiliated union, SISEU, will be assisted. MOM is looking into Agoda’s “inappropriate” severance agreementIn a separate statement, MOM has confirmed that it will investigate the layoffs together with TAFEP. Agoda has refuted allegationsAmid investigations by MOM and concerns raised by NTUC and SISEU, Agoda has denied the allegations, stating that it has not threatened employees over reporting layoffs or accessing support from unions or government authorities.