639
of 1,000 signatures
To Kate Dearden, Minister for Employment Rights, and Peter Kyle, Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Lawyers estimate NDAs appear in over 90% of civil settlements, including sexual harassment and racial discrimination cases. 1 in 4 young women won't report harassment at work for fear of losing their job. We sign because we're told the money depends on it. Then we can never warn the next person.
The government is rewriting the NDA rules right now. But the current proposals let employers suggest the gag, let ACAS count as our "independent" adviser, and leave out agency workers, gig workers and freelancers entirely.
The same people who write NDAs are shaping the rules. The consultation closes 8 July. After that, the rules are set for decades.
Petition text
One simple principle: NDAs should never be used to silence victims. Confidentiality should be a shield a worker can choose, not a gag an employer can buy. No pressure to sign. No silence as the price of a settlement. No worker left outside the protections.
Close every loophole. If a rule lets an employer hide harassment or discrimination, it has no place in the law.
Get this right and the UK leads the world in protecting workers from forced silence. Get it wrong and the silencing continues, with a government stamp on it.
Sign before 8 July. Every name makes these protections harder to water down.
NDAs should protect victims not harassers
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