I was forced into mediation in a family law case and was required to sign an agreement that included an NDA that was never explained to me.

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.

The NDA was a required part of the legal process, and I simply couldn’t afford to continue paying for legal representation.

 I was asked to sign an NDA because my Solicitor said the case would not settle otherwise.

I was discriminated against twice by my former employer on the ground of sex (pregnancy). I am a federal government worker and filed a grievance.

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

 I have a settlement agreement where my former employer manipulated my vulnerability and my disability to get me to sign.

I was pushed toward signing an NDA by a large charity after I raised concerns about discrimination

Then the other lawyer added several provisions in the settlement including an NDA, mutual release (that released the other lawyer from any liability),

The local police force  tried to terminate her employment using disability discrimination, solicitors were acquired and an employment tribunal case was started.

I was offered a redundancy package and asked to sign an NDA.

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.

I worked at a county chamber of commerce between 2003-2006. I had to sign the Official Secrets Act and an NDA when I started.

To this day, I struggle with that question. There was no misconduct on my part. I hadn’t underperformed.

In 2023 worked for a local mental health charity who threatened me with an NDA after I was off sick with psychological stress due to how they had treated me.

I was an Anglican priest in a Canadian Diocese. I was terminated without cause.