Contracts of Employment – the Implied Duty of Fidelity In the absence of an express post-termination restrictive covenant the employee’s implied duty of fidelity can be helpful especially in extreme cases. In the case of Thomson Ecology Ltd and another v APEM Ltd and others [2013] EWHC 2875 (Ch) the High Court has partially upheld…
This blog explains what restrictive covenants are, when they are likely to be enforceable and how they can be used in employment contracts to protect a business’s interests. What is a restrictive covenant and when will it be enforceable? A business can use restrictive covenants to protect its interests by restricting an employee’s activities for…
Employment Issues in the News – Zero Hours Contracts Zero Hours Contracts: Zero-hours contracts are used to facilitate casual working arrangements with the intention of creating casual employment but without all the obligations that go with it. Used properly they can be mutually beneficial but it is thought that some employers have used zero-hours contracts in…