When employees become competitors: How to prepare & respond
While in your employ, an employee has an absolute duty to act in your best interests, and not to act in the interests of anyone else in a way that is contrary to yours. The "duty of loyalty" prohibits employees from taking certain competitive actions while still working for you. Here's how to limit the damage from an employee-turned-competitor:
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