MPs call for crackdown on NDAs after bullying inquiry in UK financial sector

Recommendation to ban non-disclosure agreements comes as report uncovers ‘shocking’ prevalence of sexual harassment

MPs are calling for new laws that would ban City firms from using gagging orders to silence victims, after a parliamentary inquiry found a “shocking” prevalence of sexual harassment and bullying against women in the UK’s financial sector.

It is one of the key recommendations to come out of the Treasury’s committee’s Sexism in the City inquiry, which raised concerns about a lack of progress in promoting and protecting women in one of the UK’s most lucrative industries.