Journalists who are being made redundant as a result of the Independent closing its print editions are being forced to sign muting agreements forbidding them from saying anything publicly about the newspaper in order to receive redundancy pay.
The redundancy settlements, which staff must sign in order to receive redundancy pay, contain confidentiality clauses prohibiting them from speaking out publicly about the closures of the print editions and the newspaper’s management without written authorisation, the Guardian reports.
Clauses within the agreement forbid staff from making any statements about the Independent’s parent company ESI Media, its staff, and those publications which Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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