
Employment Contracts

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Your contract sets out the legal relationship with your employer. It can be a complex and long document, with all sorts of restrictions. For example, restrictions to prevent your use of intellectual property, or to prevent you competing after your employment finishes. Alternatively, the contract can be short, covering only matters required by law.
Whether your contract is long or short, there are many legal issues to consider. Sometimes, those issues are very specific to the sector in which you work. We have experience advising employees who work in a wide variety of sectors, from small niche businesses employing a few staff, to multinational companies.
If there are problems with your employment contract, then we take the time to really understand your position, what you are trying to achieve, and the difficulties that you face. We shall provide you with pragmatic and commercial advice upon the options available.
Employers do sometimes make claims for breach of contract against their current or former employees. For example, employees can be accused of breach of the confidentiality provisions, or post termination restrictions on competition.
If you receive a complaint from your employer or former employer that you have broken your contract, then it is important to take legal advice without delay. Action could be taken against you in the Civil Courts. In some situations, your new employer could be named as a co-defendant in an action.
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