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[Sender name]
[Sender address]
[date]
[Recipient name]
[Recipient address]
Dear [Recipient first name],
Notice of confidentiality agreement
We are writing to inform you that [former employee's name], who recently joined your company, was previously employed with our organisation and was privy to confidential and proprietary information. As such, we would like to remind you of the Confidentiality Agreement that [former employee's name] signed during their tenure with us and to request your cooperation in ensuring that our confidential information remains protected.
As you may be aware, the Confidentiality Agreement prohibits [former employee's name] from disclosing any confidential information of our company to third parties, including trade secrets, proprietary information, customer data, and other sensitive information.
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A Notification of Confidentiality Agreement letter to an ex-employee's new company is sent by a company to inform the ex-employee's new employer of the existence and terms of the confidentiality agreement the ex-employee signed during their previous employment. The letter is intended to ensure that the ex-employee's new employer is aware of their legal obligations to protect the confidential information of their former employer.
The Notification of Confidentiality Agreement letter typically includes a description of the types of information covered by the confidentiality agreement, the duration of the agreement, and the consequences of breaching the agreement. The letter may also request that the new employer take appropriate measures to ensure that the ex-employee does not disclose any confidential information of the former employer, either intentionally or inadvertently.
This type of letter is usually sent when a former employee has taken a new job that may involve working with similar or related types of confidential information. The former employer wants to ensure that their confidential information is protected and that the new employer understands the legal obligations of the ex-employee to maintain the confidentiality of their former employer's information.
The Notification of Confidentiality Agreement letter is an important tool for companies to protect their confidential information and prevent the unauthorised disclosure of their trade secrets, proprietary information, customer data, and other sensitive information. It helps to establish clear communication between the former and new employer and reinforces the ex-employee's obligations to protect the confidential information of their former employer.
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Send this letter if a former employee is alleged to be sharing confidential information, reminding them that their confidentiality obligations continue after employment.
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The relevant points were already laid out, which made the final check much quicker. It reduced the amount of time we spent debating how to phrase the message. The manager could use it without needing a long explanation first.
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The Notification of confidentiality agreement letter template is developed using a practical HR methodology that considers current UK employment legislation, ACAS guidance, CIPD good practice and the real-world HR process it supports. Templates and supporting information are regularly reviewed and updated, with additional reviews triggered by significant changes to legislation, guidance or established HR practice, helping ensure each document remains practical, relevant and suitable for UK employers.
Darryl Horn, Chartered HR Director
Darryl is a Chartered HR professional with over 25 years' experience in senior HR and employee relations roles.
He has extensive practical experience of managing confidentiality HR processes and founded hrdocbox to provide businesses with practical, professionally developed HR resources grounded in UK employment law and best practice.
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