In this issue we look at some of the key employment law developments that have taken place over the past month. In particular, we examine: the use of non-disclosure agreements/confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements; whether a complaint about defamation can be a protected disclosure for the purposes of the whistleblowing legislation; the latest developments in the on-going Asda equal pay claims; and what employers can learn from the new Acas guidance on age discrimination and the successful age discrimination claim recently brought by an 88 year old medical secretary.

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