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Conditions of Employment

Commons · Question 69390 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 1 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require that any confidentiality clause within an (a) employment and (b) settlement agreement (i) cannot be (A) requested and (B) required by an employ

Answer

Answered by Justin Madders, 1 Sep 2025

Clause 22A of the Employment Rights Bill will void any provision in an agreement, such as a contract of employment or settlement agreement, between a worker and their employer that prevents a worker from speaking out about relevant harassment or discrimin...