Understanding how contractual restraints work is especially critical for recruiters in the current market, but awareness appears to be worryingly low, says industry coach and commentator Ross Clennett. read more
A recruitment company has failed to win interim restraints against three former employees, with a court finding their "know-how" didn't fall within its available protections. read more
It's "inevitable" that restraint disputes will continue to rise given the current market, and a new ruling provides some important insights as to how courts will adjudicate them, says industry advisor Martin Richardson. read more
A former HiTech account manager has successfully defended an injunction application that would have restrained him from external recruitment activity at his new employer, after providing "extensive undertakings" not to breach his contract. read more
An employer induced a new recruit to breach his employment contract by enticing a former colleague to join its business, a court has ruled in an important restraint dispute. read more
Harrier Group has failed to convince a court that concerns about its former CEO breaching her restraints were anything more than a "suspicion". read more
Recruitment leaders should be on notice that restraint of trade disputes are likely to rise this year, with a lawyer warning that exiting employees need firm reminders about their post-employment obligations. read more
Two employees breached their duties of good faith and fidelity in poaching their former employer's clients after amending their contracts, the Federal Court has ruled. read more
Generic employment contracts and restraint clauses are the standard line of defence in many recruitment agencies, but do little to protect their intellectual property and trade secrets, a legal advisor warns. read more
Executive searches are becoming more complex in the wake of intensifying public scrutiny and a rise in sudden, high-profile senior departures, specialists say. read more
A recruitment company acted unreasonably, and at times vexatiously, when it defended an employee's unfair dismissal claim, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in ordering it to pay costs. read more