MPs recently criticised the use of confidentiality clauses in certain settlement agreements, stating that the employers’ requirements were outrageous. Does this mean you shouldn’t subject an employee
to such a clause?
Published 11.02.2014
Like many employers, you’ve hired in staff on a self-employed basis to plug gaps during the economic crisis. It’s a cheaper option than recruiting permanent employees. But how can you stop them
exploiting your business information?
Published 19.11.2010
In a 2017 case the employee saved a document on their employer’s server which contained his personal financial information. Bearing in mind its content, was it automatically private?
Published 20.10.2017
An employer recently asked the High Court to enforce its supposed right to confidentiality. Unfortunately, it had made three fatal errors. What were they and how can you avoid making the same
mistakes?
Published 21.02.2012
One of your key employees has resigned and is going to work for a competitor. Trouble is, their other half also works for you and you’re worried they may pass over confidential information. What can
you do about it?
Published 28.04.2014
When Marathon Asset Management discovered that two former employees had taken confidential business information, it sued them for damages totalling £15 million. However, the High Court only
awarded it a mere £2. Why?
Published 23.03.2017
When a Minister was recently removed from the Cabinet, she decided to spill the beans on Twitter. How can you ensure that your own staff don’t announce their departures via social media before you’ve
made things official?
Published 24.09.2012
In a recent case, an employee selected for redundancy sent vast amounts of confidential information to her private e-mail address. She said it was “self-preservation”, the employer argued it was
gross misconduct. Who won?
Published 27.04.2011
Employers are repeatedly urged to take all necessary steps to protect their “confidential information”, otherwise known as “business secrets”. But what can fall into this category and how can you
protect it?
Published 17.05.2013