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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu Political correspondent

Ban bosses from ‘improper’ use of NDAs for low-paid workers, says ex-minister

Louise Haigh
Haigh urges MPs to advocate for workers who may not have ‘the means and the confidence to pursue employers through the courts’. Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Rex/Shutterstock

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.

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