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‘Playing legal God’ | Channel 4 denies using NDAs after claims ex-staff were 'silenced'

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Channel 4 has been placed at the centre of a confidentiality and non-disparagement agreement storm, after claims have surfaced that ex-employees were effectively “silenced” from raising employment issues amid their exit from the firm.

The broadcaster said it does not use non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), insisting its settlement deals would “never prevent individuals from raising issues of serious wrongdoing.”

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