Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Post-Termination Restraints
- Garden Leave
- Notice given, e'ee continues to be paid and receive contractual benefits
- but not permitted to attend the workplace
- Confidentiality
- Implied
- During: BROAD. Trade secret/info regarded by e'yer as confidential
- After: NARROW. Trade secret/info amounts to same protection as trade secret
- TRADE SECRET
- Faccenda Chicken
- Nature of e'ment & e'ee
- Nature of info
- whether e'yer impressed upon e'ee confidentiality
- Whether info could be easily isolated from other info
- EXPRESS
- Deterrant & assists with test interpretation
- RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
- Prima facie void & unenforceable.... UNLESS (2)
- Non compete / Non solicitation / non dealing
- blue pencil test
- duration / geographical / needs and interests of business / duties of employee / whether lesser restriction would suffice
- Effect of wrongful dismissal: RC NOT ENFORCEABLE