Non-disclosure agreements in sex harassment cases to be banned

Roderic O'Gorman's plan will see amendments made to the Equality Employment Act, which will prevent an employer from entering into an NDA with an employee, in cases where the worker has made allegations of discrimination, harassment or sexual harassment. Picture: Sasko Lazarov /RollingNews.ie

A ban on non-disclosure agreements in cases of sexual harassment is set to be introduced, with Cabinet to discuss the proposal on Wednesday.

Equality Minister Roderic O’Gorman will bring forward the heads of the bill to Cabinet later this week to allow for the ban to be implemented.