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Germany: Employers can dismiss employees with shares in competitors
Under German law, an employee having a major influence on a competing company can justify a termination for good cause with immediate effect of an …
Hong Kong: Who owns employees' work product?
The law recognises that employees may create valuable intellectual property during their employment, ownership of which should ordinarily rest with their …
Asia: Post-employment covenants
Although often included in employment contracts, the enforceability of post-employment non-competition obligations can vary greatly from jurisdiction to …
UK: Employee documents created using employer's IT systems may not be privileged against the employer
Simpkin v The Berkeley Group Holdings plc highlights the potential benefits for employers of a clear and comprehensive IT policy, referred to in the …
UK: Restrictive covenants - non-competes should not prevent minority shareholdings; non-solicits should usually only apply to individuals with whom the employee dealt
Employers should check that their template restrictive covenants prohibiting being directly or indirectly engaged or 'concerned' or 'interested in' …
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