Duty Of Fidelity: Clamping down on competitive activity

Sidley Austin LLP | Employment Law Journal | December 2013/January 2014 #146
Nicola Bartholomew and Heather Shallow explore how far the duty of fidelity extends when an employee is preparing to compete ‘The duty of fidelity, which has developed by case law over a significant period, is broadly an employee’s duty to have regard to the employer’s interest and not to take part in competitive activity.’ As …

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Compromise Agreements: No bonus for banker in breach of contract

Pinsent Masons | Employment Law Journal | February 2013 #137
An employee who joined a rival firm was not entitled to claim benefits designed to secure his loyalty, reports Gary Freer The decision on the relevance of the penalty doctrine to the compromise agreement will come as a relief to employers in the financial services sector in particular. The High Court has rejected an attempt …

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