A recent dispute over a non-disparagement clause in a settlement deed shows "it's really important to get language right" when drafting these agreements, a lawyer says.
An "unusual" case highlights the importance of ensuring commonly used settlement-deed clauses accurately reflect both parties' intentions upon separation, according to a lawyer.
An employer has won injunctions restraining two former employees accused of soliciting its clients to a competitor, with the Federal Court finding it needed protection from their "coordinated scheme".
It was open to conclude that an employer would keep losing clients if its former employee wasn't restrained from using its confidential information at his new workplace, the Federal Court has ruled.
After hiring two employees from its competitor Employsure, HR software company Elmo has won one dispute and lost the other over whether the post-employment restraints in their contracts were reasonable.
An organisation has won a brief injunction restraining a former employee from using its confidential information, after the Federal Court accepted there was a "real risk" of a contract breach, and that damages wouldn't be an adequate remedy.
A manager's post-employment restraints were far tighter than what was necessary to protect an employer's interests, a court has ruled in denying it interim relief.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
