Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are being used in the UK to silence women who have experienced pregnancy and maternity discrimination, according to campaign group the Equality and Human Rights Commission . The group has launched a petition to increase the time limit for maternity-discrimination tribunal cases to 2015 , up from the current three , and is also calling for the government to establish a central NDA monitoring body. In six months , Pregnant Then Screwed calculated that 54,000 women per year in the UK lose their jobs due to such discrimination. However, the use of NDAs may mean that this number is an underestimate.
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are being used in the UK to silence women who have experienced pregnancy and maternity discrimination, according to campaign group Pregnant Then Screwed. The group has launched a petition to increase the time limit for maternity-discrimination tribunal cases to six months, up from the current three, and is also calling for the government to establish a central NDA monitoring body. In 2015, the Equality and Human Rights Commission calculated that 54,000 women per year in the UK lose their jobs due to such discrimination. However, the use of NDAs may mean that this number is an underestimate.