The UK government has moved to outlaw the use of non-disclosure agreements that bar employees from speaking about workplace harassment or discrimination. Ministers on 7 July tabled an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill that would automatically void any confidentiality clause aimed at silencing alleged victims or witnesses, while leaving NDAs for legitimate commercial or intellectual-property purposes intact. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said the measure "stamps out" a practice that forces people to "suffer in silence". Employment Rights Minister Justin Madders called the misuse of NDAs "appalling" and said the changes would give workers confidence that misconduct will be addressed rather than concealed. The reform follows years of lobbying by campaigners such as Zelda Perkins, the former assistant to Harvey Weinstein who co-founded the group Can’t Buy My Silence. A Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development survey last year found 22% of employers had used NDAs in sexual-harassment cases, while nearly half of businesses supported a ban. The amendment will be debated in the House of Lords on 14 July before returning to the Commons. Officials describe the wider Employment Rights Bill—which also extends day-one workplace rights and tackles "fire and rehire" practices—as the biggest overhaul of UK labour law in a generation.