Paying close attention to five employment-contract "grey areas" can help HR professionals reduce their organisation's exposure to legal risks, says employment lawyer Fay Calderone.
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Carefully drafted employment contracts are an employer's best protection against post-employment disputes in the relatively uncharted legal area of social media ownership, according to lawyer Chloe Conway.
In the absence of settled case law governing the ownership of social media connections, employers should take certain steps to minimise the risks of damage and loss to their business, an employment lawyer explains in this webcast.
Two recent contractual disputes have further clarified employers' obligations when it comes to restraint clauses, with one serving as a warning not to delay enforcing restraints, and another shedding light on exactly what constitutes an inducement to breach a restraint.
A court has ordered an executive to pay his former employer more than half a million dollars in damages and lost profits, after wooing clients away from the business in breach of a restraint clause.
Employers are only beginning to realise the potential impact of LinkedIn on their ability to retain business contacts, enforce post-employment restraints, and avoid costly claims, according to DLA Piper Australia senior associate Elizabeth Ticehurst.
A major provider of HR services has been hit with a rare costs order, after hiring a competitor's employee in contravention of his contractual restraints.
A full bench of the Federal Court has upheld a two-year restraint as "reasonable", saying the non-solicitation provisions in an executive's contract did not offer enough protection for his former employer.
The laws around engaging casual and contract workers have changed drastically this year. Understand how this affects your organisation by attending this HR Daily webinar.
From August, employees will have a legislated right to disconnect from work. Understand what this means for your organisation by watching this HR Daily Premium webcast.