Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 69390

Conditions of Employment

Tabled: 21 July 2025

Answered: 1 September 2025

Named Day

Question

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

Justin Madders

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...

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