Very many employment agreements contain provisions in restraint of trade. These are contractual terms which limit an employee’s freedom to do certain things once the employment relationship has ended. Restraints of trade can take any number of forms, but frequently they prevent employees working for a competitor, working in the same industry, or soliciting clients. …
Please Stop Saying Restraints of Trade are Unenforceable! Read More »
In recent times, when employers have been able to use trial periods to swiftly address problems with new employees, old-fashioned probationary periods have fallen out of vogue. However, as from today employers of 20 or more people can not use trial periods, so the time has come to dust off your employment agreement and see …
On probation – do you have a good probationary period? Read More »
Have you ever marvelled at those people who have come up with some remarkably simple solution and made a fortune repeating it over and over – the tear tab on your can of drink, the ballpoint pen, the little plastic clip at the top of the bread? Have you ever thought, “if only I were …
I came back to the office on Monday, and organised my space to reflect my good intentions for 2019 (how long will they last?!) If you are anything like me, as you relax over the holidays, there are little bits in the back of your mind which you know should be improved on in the …
Happy 2019 – Resolutions You Didn’t Know You Needed Read More »
Last week I explained the difference between penalty provisions and liquidated damages clauses. A liquidated damages clause can usually be enforced by an employer against an employee who does not abide their contractual agreement to give a certain amount of notice. Very often that question gets conflated with another question, which is whether the money …
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