Source · Select Committees · Treasury Committee
Sixth Report - Sexism in the City
Treasury Committee
HC 240
Published 8 March 2024
Recommendations
14
Accepted in Part
Para 80
Encourage firms to advertise flexible and part-time roles to attract diverse talent.
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government and regulators encourage firms to advertise as many roles as possible to be available on flexible and part-time bases, as a way to attract and retain as wide a talent pool as possible, especially women.
Government Response Summary
The government previously decided against legislating to require employers to list flexible working opportunities in job adverts. Instead, it is actively promoting the 'Happy to Talk Flexible Working' initiative and notes that new legislation enabling employees to request flexible working from day one should encourage discussions.
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Accepted in Part
Para 167
Introduce legislation to ban the use of non-disclosure agreements in harassment cases.
Recommendation
We are pleased that the Government is looking at ways to prevent this abusive use of NDAs, and we recommend the introduction of legislation to ban the use of NDAs in harassment cases.
Government Response Summary
The government shares concerns about NDA misuse and is taking steps, including legislation to clarify NDAs cannot prevent reporting a crime or discussing criminal conduct, but it has not committed to a full ban on NDAs in harassment cases.
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