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By *good-being-bad OP Man
over a year ago
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I've never signed one never needed to for whatever reason.
In the news is the use of these agreements by a "chief executive" stopping a newspaper promoting the name of the chief executive .. the silence about his alleged racist and sexual behavior.
If you've lodged a complaint and then accepted a settlement with the proviso of a non disclosure agreement should you then take further action are you in the wrong..?
If you feel so strongly about the complaint would you not settle and pursue other avenues ? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Likewise I’ve never had the need to sign one, but I guess by definition if you’ve signed one and accepted something in return for that non disclosure (perhaps a financial settlement) then you have a contract.
If you then proceed to ‘disclose’ against the non disclosure agreement, then you’re in breach of that so open to have any settlements recovered.
If you feel so strongly about the complaint then I guess no form of non-disclosure agreement would be enough.
Not sure if that answers your questions OP, really, but I guess it ultimately becomes a contractual dispute.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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They are widely used in business, but often for example when giving disclosure of sensitive docs that would be required for a deal to be done to a potential purchaser or partner. Say lease details or contract values.
The issue is clearly that something that is fundamentally not a bad thing in a wider business context, has been applied to potentially cover up inappropriate or illegal practices.
Hopefully this will be dealt with in a sensible and pragmatic way. Clearly hiding illegal activity behind an NDA is wrong, but in the context of market sensitive information and prevention of insider trading laws they are required in other contexts. |
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By *ara JTV/TS
over a year ago
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I think you may be conflating two issues.
My understanding is a number of employees complained of racial abuse and sexual harrasment.
The company settled the claims with pay-outs. In return for the pay-out, the employees were asked to sign NDAs to keep it all confidential.
The Daily Telegraph subsequently heard about it and rang Arcadia for comment. That was when the company sought an injunction to prevent the story being published.
The Telegraph obviously had not signed any agreement, so I was puzzled how the gag on staff was also deemed to apply to the newspaper.
That said, it was a temporary ruling pending a full hearing. All water under the bridge now.
I imagine the Telegraph and other newspapers will be hunting high and low for the five complainants with offers of cash to break their NDAs and speak about what happened to them. |
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By *ara JTV/TS
over a year ago
Bristol East |
"I have signed the Official Secrets Act..does that count? "
That’s classic.
I work in an occupation where they used to do that. Now they just draw your attention to it.
The Act applies to everyone in the country. The idea that by signing something it suddenly applies to you . . . well, it is an intimadatory tactic by the state to reinforce your compliance. |
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By *ocks99Man
over a year ago
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"I have signed the Official Secrets Act..does that count?
That’s classic.
I work in an occupation where they used to do that. Now they just draw your attention to it.
The Act applies to everyone in the country. The idea that by signing something it suddenly applies to you . . . well, it is an intimadatory tactic by the state to reinforce your compliance."
Rubbish. I handled performance measurements for military kit. You obviously don't want that getting to unfriendly eyes. |
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By *ocks99Man
over a year ago
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"What is “rubbish”?"
Appologites, it would seen you're right about all being bound by default. Begs the question why sign it then?
If you need to be intimidated into keeping state secrets, you're probably in the wrong line of work..... |
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By *good-being-bad OP Man
over a year ago
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"I think you may be conflating two issues.
My understanding is a number of employees complained of racial abuse and sexual harrasment.
The company settled the claims with pay-outs. In return for the pay-out, the employees were asked to sign NDAs to keep it all confidential.
The Daily Telegraph subsequently heard about it and rang Arcadia for comment. That was when the company sought an injunction to prevent the story being published.
The Telegraph obviously had not signed any agreement, so I was puzzled how the gag on staff was also deemed to apply to the newspaper.
That said, it was a temporary ruling pending a full hearing. All water under the bridge now.
I imagine the Telegraph and other newspapers will be hunting high and low for the five complainants with offers of cash to break their NDAs and speak about what happened to them."
Philip green has been named under parliamentary privilege I'm guessing the court is trying to figure out where the story came from..not sure what legal arguments were put forward for the injunction...
if you've signed an non disclosure agreement you shouldn't be telling any one. I doubt Mr Green was telling folk . 
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