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Beware of thinking out loud, with non-disparagement clauses

One worker fell foul of the ERA after telling a former manager they had a ‘small brain’ following settlement of an employment dispute.

WATCH: Buddle Findlay special counsel Shaun Brookes speaks NBR Senior journalist Fiona Rotherham

Wellingtonian Alice Knowles was ordered to pay $2250 for breaching an employment settlement after sending her former manager a message saying they had a “small brain”.

Knowles left Analytica Laboratories in May 2022 following a settlement agreement that included a non-disparagement clause that

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Fiona Rotherham Tue, 08 Oct 2024
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