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A court has granted interim orders restraining a senior manager from soliciting his former employer's clients and staff to join a competitor, after accepting evidence that the business might otherwise lose millions of dollars in revenue.

International Cleaning Services (ICS) told the Victorian Supreme Court that, prior to the Victorian state manager's departure at the end of 2024, he had been involved in preparatory work for up to $120 million worth of upcoming tenders.

The manager resigned from ICS in November and joined one of its competitors, Vivid Property Services, in mid-January.

ICS claimed it had evidence that the manager had emailed confidential information about the tenders, as well as other company intellectual property, to a personal address prior to his departure.

It also alleged that this year, the manager met with representatives of its existing clients to discuss their contract renewals, and met with executives from companies for which ICS intended to tender for major contracts...