Clifford Chance

NDA reform: A new dawn for the approach to settling workplace disputes?

5 August 2025

On 8 July 2025, the Labour Government announced a significant amendment to the Employment Rights Bill that will ban the use of non-disclosure agreements ("NDAs") to silence "harassment and abuse". 

This will extend to confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in settlement agreements, currently well-established and commonly used provisions in the settlement of workplace disputes. It will also cover confidentiality clauses in employment contracts.

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