Employment Tribunals Service: Disclosure of Information
Commons · Question 56951 · Tabled 3 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent the misuse of non-disclosure agreements in employment tribunal settlements.
Answer
Answered by Justin Madders, 11 Jun 2025
The Government has been clear that NDAs should not be misused by employers to conceal misconduct. There are already legal limitations on the use of NDAs. For example, an NDA cannot prevent a worker from whistleblowing, require a worker to cover up iniquit...