The government has announced plans to ban non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) used to stop victims of workplace sexual misconduct or discrimination speaking out.
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner vowed to "stamp this practice out" as an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill is expected to bring the change into law later this year.
The BBC reports it will prevent confidentiality agreements seeking to stop workers speaking out about allegations of harassment and discrimination.
NDAs have been a hot topic in headlines since Zelda Perkins, the former assistant to Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, broke her NDA in 2017 to accuse him of sexual abuse.
Ms Perkins has been campaigning for a change in the law to ban NDAs being used to cover up criminality for more than seven years and runs the group Can't Buy My Silence UK.
She hailed the government announcement as a "huge milestone".