Louise Haigh calls for end to two-tier system over complaints of sexual misconduct or harassment
Bosses should be banned from the “improper” use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for low-paid workers in the service, retail or hospitality sectors, a former cabinet minister has said, as she calls for an end to a two-tier system for victims.
Louise Haigh, the former transport secretary, has urged MPs to look beyond high-profile cases linked to the #MeToo movement and advocate for workers in insecure employment who may not have “the means and the confidence to pursue their employers through the courts” to be able to challenge the NDAs.
Haigh is due to tell her colleagues in a Westminster Hall debate on Wednesday: “If mental health charities are exploiting this practice to discriminate against people with mental health issues then we have to accept that it is a serious problem in every type of workplace in this country.”
Last month, the Labour MP tabled an amendment to the employment rights bill that would bring an end to the widespread misuse of NDAs. She invoked parliamentary privilege during the debate on the legislation, to reveal the use of NDAs at ITN to cover up cases of workplace harassment.
Haigh is campaigning for the government’s policy on NDAs to be changed so it aligns with existing protections those employed in higher education institutions receive.
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