Simply put, yes – they offer value for employers and
employees.
NDAs, or confidentiality clauses as they are better known in the
UK, are widely used in employment contracts and settlement
agreements to ensure the protection of confidential and sensitive
information. They are also used to enable employers and
employees to move on when a working relationship has broken down,
in the knowledge that neither party can discuss details of the
complaints raised, often by both sides.
It is the use of NDAs to prevent disclosure of alleged
illegality and serious wrongdoing that continues to get press
attention, particularly where some victims of workplace harassment
have reportedly been intimidated into silence.
