GMB union accused of silencing staff who complain of abuse in workplace
dailyrecord.co.ukA trade union publicly opposed to gagging orders has been using them against its own staff who raise complaints about bullying and discrimination.
The GMB called for a ban on non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) at its congress last year - particularly around cases of sexual harassment and discrimination.
But an investigation by the Sunday Mail has found at least three cases where female employees have been asked to sign the gagging orders as part of agreements to settle employment disputes.The agreements include ‘confidentiality clauses’ which prohibit the employee from discussing their claims or speaking negatively about the GMB - the same as an NDA does.Among the cases are women who claimed sex discrimination, harassment, bullying and victimisation.
GMB’s general secretary Gary Smith is under fire over comments he made in a two-hour meeting to a woman who had made an complaint of sexual harrassment to the union.
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