Get In Touch With Workers’ Compensation Lawyers For Comprehensive Legal Guidance As an employee, you have access to information that is critical to your employer’s business. For example, you may be privy to information about your employer’s business plans, customer strategies, pricing, marketing tactics, or you may have a list (written or mental) of your employer’s actual customers and prospects.
When you leave your job, whether to work with a competitor or to start your own company, this information and knowledge could be used to undermine your former employer’s operations. For this reason, your written contract of employment may include what is known as a ‘restrictive covenant’ to protect your former employer’s interests.
While Canadian laws on compensation and employee benefits vary by region, there are minimum wage protections set in place and healthcare coverage is granted through the country’s social security system.