Browsing: Restraints

Measures to protect against post-employment risks have never been more important, but it's critical to implement, enforce and review them throughout the employment relationship, a lawyer says. read more

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

A recruitment company that suspected a recruiter planned to misuse its confidential information failed to afford him procedural fairness and must compensate him for unfair dismissal. 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

A recruitment company has won an injunction against a former consultant who allegedly accessed candidates' data for unlawful purposes. read more