• clarifying in law that confidentiality clauses cannot prevent people from speaking to the police and reporting a crime (or prevent the disclosure of information in any criminal proceedings) • requiring a clear, written description of rights before anything is signed in confidentiality clauses in employment contracts or within a settlement agreement • extending the law that means a worker agreeing to a settlement agreement receives independent advice; the advice must cover the limits of any confidentiality clauses in the settlement agreement so a person is in full possession of all the relevant facts; this will help to prevent employees from being duped into signing gagging clauses which they were unaware of
The plans are part of the government’s ambition to create a fairer workplace as part of the modern Industrial Strategy (published in 2017).
The consultation will run until 29 April.
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