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		shrikant on April 12, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The story BCG offered me $16,000 not to tell I worked at a fairly large UK-based bank, and whatever I signed when I left the place had nothing of the sort. But then again I left of my own accord, and wasn't laid off or 'made redundant', so the situation might be different then.

ig1 on April 12, 2010 [–]

Yes. It's normally only the case when the company asks you to leave. If you google for "non-derogatory statements" you can find plenty of discussion about such clauses.

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