Restrictive Covenants
As an employer you will want to ensure that you protect your business interests from employees who deal with confidential information both while at the company and when they leave. Employment contracts will often contain restrictive covenants which are designed to protect your business interests. They can include a restriction preventing:
- the employee from using trade secrets or other highly confidential information for the benefit of competitors,
- the employee from working for a competitor (restraint of trade)
- the employee from enticing staff and customers away from the business - often known as non-solicitation clauses.
To be enforceable the restraint has to be clear, and go no further than is necessary to protect a legitimate business interest while still protecting the employee’s right to work and use the skills that they have gained.
At Hart Brown, we have:
- successfully recovered some £400,000 for breaches of employment terms including restrictive covenants
- obtained injunctions preventing an employee from joining a competitor during the restricted period
To ensure that any proposed restrictive covenant is enforceable speak to our specialist lawyers who can help draft the necessary restrictions.
To speak to someone who can help with restrictive covenants or any other employment issue call, email or request a call back from one of our specialist lawyers.
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