Employee obligations to their employers do not cease upon termiantion of employment. A duty owed by employees to their former employers is a duty not to compete with them.
It is not illegal to establish a business in competition with your former employer, however, a duty of loyalty to your former employer, to refrain from competition does exist. Employees will usually be required to obtain their employer’s express and informed consent to compete with them. Terms establishing a duty not to compete are usually included within the original employment agreement.
How can Prime Lawyers help you?
If you are an employee who has recently ceased employment with a particular employer and wish to establish another, similar business, Prime Lawyers can assist you in determining the conditions on you doing so. Likewise, as an employer, if you believe that a former employee is breaching their duty owed to you, Prime Lawyers can also assist you in preventing the breach. Our employment law team can provide you with up to date advice, tailored to your individual situation.