August 19th, 2024.



An NDA, or non-disclosure agreement, is a fairly simple and oft-used document, but its use can be highly controversial, particularly when used to prevent disclosure of workplace disputes. In this article smallbusiness.co.uk examines what NDAs are, when and why employers use them, whether employers can force employees to sign NDAs, and what employees can do if their employer tries to force them to use such a non-disclosure agreement.

What is an NDA?
NDA is an acronym for “non-disclosure agreement”. A non-disclosure agreement can be a contract in and of itself, or it can be a clause within another contract, such as a contract of employment, intellectual property agreement, or settlement agreement.

When an NDA is used as a contract in and of itself it normally serves to compel one, or both, parties to abide by certain conditions – this can include, but is not limited to, an obligation to maintain confidentiality about particular matters (such as, for example, a business idea or intellectual property created), to not make derogatory comments about one or both parties, and even to keep confidential the existence of the agreement itself.

An NDA within another form of contract will normally be in broadly the same form as an NDA contract, but forms part (but not the whole) of the terms....


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