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.
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Here we wrap some of the key legal and compliance news for recruitment leaders so far in 2020.
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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.
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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.
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Executive searches are becoming more complex in the wake of intensifying public scrutiny and a rise in sudden, high-profile senior departures, specialists say.
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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.
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Courts are increasingly willing to enforce long restraint periods on employees who have joined a business via merger or acquisition, an employment lawyer says.
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In the latest development of a case that tests the boundaries of on-hire employment relationships, a worker is claiming host employer BHP took adverse action against her, and the Federal Court has ordered it to accept her back on the site until the matter is decided.
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Recruitment industry executives are being warned to brush up on their understanding of contractual restraints, as January sees a spike in the number of recruiters moving between agencies.
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A buoyant recruitment market means more staff moving between agencies and a rise in restraint-related disputes, but it is becoming increasingly difficult for businesses to prove when recruiters have breached their contracts, an employment lawyer warns.
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