I was asked to sign an NDA at the end of my employment in connection with the non-renewal of my contract, despite the role having been presented as a permanent position.
From the start of this process, I was treated as the problem; I faced retaliatory complaints and unfounded rumours that were later found to be victimisation.
I was asked to sign an NDA because my Solicitor said the case would not settle otherwise. The process was very quick in comparison to the preparation of my case,
I blew the whistle. One manager was dismissed and made to sign an NDA but he was replaced by one of his corrupt colleagues that was also involved in the fraud. The owner failed to investigate further.
My husband worked in operations. He witnessed multiple unsafe working practices. He tried raising these internally in a report and safety walks but was ignored.
After reporting harassment, bullying, discrimination, and other human rights violations inside a federal agency, I was met with retaliation instead of accountability.
My human rights case in a Canadian province was dismissed for refusing a reasonable amount of money in exchange for a release with a non disclosure agreement.
I signed an NDA in 2018 after being bullied, then whistleblowing, in a university research job. It continues to ripple, eight years later - for example just yesterday
The local police force tried to terminate her employment using disability discrimination, solicitors were acquired and an employment tribunal case was started.
I filed a grievance through my union against my manager for systematic harassment, including defamation, falsifying documents, fraudulent activities and denying me business opportunities, violating our collective agreement.
