HR-15 Confidentiality Agreement

What is this control about?

Confidentiality Agreement – as part of the hiring process, a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) must be signed by the new employee.

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Available templates

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• NDA forms available on e-forms

Control implementation

All organizations have an understanding of an NDA. There will be no further instructions on implementation.

What evidence do auditors look for?

Most auditors, at a minimum are looking for the below suggested action:

• Provide a most recent signed NDA by a new hire

Evidence example

From the suggested action above, an example is provided below

1. Provide a most recent signed NDA by a new hire

It is important that each NDA is signed, proof of signature showing the name of the employee and date signed must be provided to the auditor.