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
A recruitment agency's failure to act on misgivings about one of its top billers enabled the employee to defraud the firm of at least $450k, according to its CEO. 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
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
Courts are increasingly willing to enforce long restraint periods on employees who have joined a business via merger or acquisition, an employment lawyer says. read more