Modifications to an employee's incentive scheme and role effectively repudiated his employment contract, leaving his employer powerless to stop him from courting former clients, an appeal court has found.
An employer has won a court order for a contractor to return its confidential information, some three years after they parted ways on unfriendly terms.
An employer has proven it has enough ground to suspect a manager's confidentiality breach that it should be allowed access to his USB devices. Meanwhile, studies suggest employers aren't investing enough in information security training and workplace culture development; three new commissioners have been appointed; and more.
Disputes about company information theft and LinkedIn connection ownership are rife, but can be prevented with steps taken early in the employment relationship, a law specialist says.
An employer has been awarded damages after a former employee copied confidential files and worked for a competitor while on gardening leave, but is nearly $80k out of pocket after failing to recover all of its costs.
An employee who sent her employer's confidential client information to her private email account the day she resigned was fairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has found.
An employer's failed attempt to prohibit an executive from joining another employer highlights the importance of carefully drafting restraint of trade clauses, a lawyer says.
Employers can't rely on any general principle to dismiss employees for reputational damage, so those without an explicit policy requiring workers to act consistently with their good reputation could be taking a significant risk, a lawyer warns.
A recent high-profile case involving a BlueScope Steel employee accused of stealing sensitive and confidential information should send a warning to all employers to have secure contracts in place, lawyers say.
Paying close attention to five employment-contract "grey areas" can help HR professionals reduce their organisation's exposure to legal risks, says employment lawyer Fay Calderone.
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