REDUNDANT FLOORCARE EXECUTIVE CLEANS UP AND COMPETES – BUT HAS TO SCRUB CONTACT WITH OLD CUSTOMERS FOR RESTRAINT PERIOD
An Ecolab employee (Garland) was made redundant in May 2011. He then started work with Karcher Pty Ltd on 18 July 2011, as National Sales Manager selling Windsor floor cleaning equipment; equipment he had also sold while at Ecolab. However not long after Garland had left Ecolab, and before starting at Karcher, Ecolab's distribution contract […]
WORKING FOR A COMPETITOR – LIKE A RED RAG TO A BULL
Employers are always keen to know what they can do to stop staff taking clients and staff when they leave. When two senior executives were terminated, their departure to a competitor was like a red rag to a bull for their old employer. Red Bull got injunctions against two executives that left and went to […]
INJURY AND DEATH IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO BE REDUCED BY NEW LEGISLATION
The new Work Health and Safety laws (WHS) introduce a concept of "Safe Design" that mandates requirements for architects, engineers, building designers or anyone involved in the design of a building or structure. Such requirements state that designers must ensure that a plan, substance or structure is specifically designed to be without risks to the […]