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Canadian HR Reporter: Ontario court throws out employer's lawsuit against former employee and former client

October 12, 2024

Aleksandra Pressey provided her analysis of Boaden Catering Limited v Earl Haig Community Day Care, a recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

See an excerpt below:

Ontario court throws out employer’s lawsuit against former employee and former client

Restrictive covenants ‘have to be tailored for the specific circumstances of the employer and the employee’

An Ontario court has dismissed a series of claims brought by an employer alleging that a former employee misused confidential information, breached his contract, and unfairly competed against it when the worker quit to work directly for one of its clients.

Read more via Canadian HR Reporter.