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A RESEARCH STUDY BY
DLA PIPER’S EMPLOYMENT, PENSIONS AND
BENEFITS GROUP
PROTECTING CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION:
TRENDS AND TACTICS FOR
TODAY’S EMPLOYER
CONTENTS
About this report 03
Foreword 04
The headlines 05
What makes information confidential? 06
Tactics for effective protection of confidential information 09
Impact of the changing workplace 16
What can employers do when confidential 22
information is under threat?
Checklists 26
n Protecting confidential information
A RESEARCH STUDY BY DLA PIPER’S EMPLOYMENT, PENSI
CONTENTS About this report
ABOUT THIS REPORT This report is based on data f
FOREWORD Confidential information is
THE HEADLINES 46% of employers are concerned to
WHAT MAKES CONFIDENTIAL? Many businesses cons
CATEGORY 1 TRADE SECRETS Definition A trade secr
It is necessary that we classify confidential inf
TACTICS FOR EFFECTIVE PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL
expressed in the original manual, will not be lia
Restrictive covenants A restrictive covenant is a
CASE SPOTLIGHT SAFETYNET SECURITY LTD V COPPAGE
CASE SPOTLIGHT RANSON V CUSTOMER SYSTEMS PLC [2
other potential risks to the protection of their
Social media is here to stay, so empower your emp
IMPACT OF THE CHANGING WORKPLACE The workplace
Challenge 1: Data storage Developments in data st
Our survey reveals that, despite the high level o
PennWell demonstrates that employers may not be a
Addressing the challenges Businesses that wish to
GLOBAL MOBILITY AND THE GLOBALISATION OF BUSINESS
WHAT CAN EMPLOYERS DO WHEN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATI
■ Customers have a close business or personal
■ What the former employee is now doing (or inten
In the event of a real suspicion or concern about
CHECKLISTS PROTECTING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION Em
DRAFTING EFFECTIVE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS TOP TIPS
CONTACT US ABOUT DLA PIPER’S EP&B GROUP DLA Pi