Employees can have
legal obligations even once their employment contract has
ended. The employment contract that you sign at the start of
employment includes some obligations, and others exist at law. The
primary post-employment
legal obligations to be aware of are:
- confidentiality;
- restraint of trade; and
- intellectual property.
This article will explore these post-employment obligations and
what employees need to be aware of.
Confidentiality
As employees, through doing your job, you gain access to your
employer's confidential
information. Often your employment contract will include a
clause restricting you from disclosing confidential information
obtained during employment. This also applies at law, so if your
employment contract does not include a confidentiality clause, you
are still required not to disclose confidential information both
during and post-employment. As such, some employers also include in
employment contracts clauses on the
