EMPLOYEE CONFIDENTIALITY DEED

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At a Glance

Employee Confidentiality Deed

This Employee Confidentiality Deed is drafted as a formal deed between employer and employee. It protects the employer’s confidential information, intellectual property, and goodwill, both during and after employment.

What This Deed Covers

• Definitions of confidential information, copyright material, and intellectual property rights
• Employee’s obligations to safeguard and return confidential information
• Disclosure of inventions, improvements, and original works created during employment
• Assignment of intellectual property rights to the employer
• Consent by the employee to acts that might otherwise infringe moral rights
• Restraint provisions preventing competition, solicitation, or poaching of staff and clients
• Employer’s right to injunctive relief in case of breach
• Governing law, severability, and amendment provisions

Why Use This Template?

• Ensures employees protect company secrets, inventions, and goodwill
• Prevents unauthorised use or disclosure of confidential information
• Protects intellectual property developed during employment
• Restricts employees from competing or soliciting clients post-employment
• Provides strong legal remedies, including injunctive relief, in case of breach

Suitable For

This precedent is ideal for businesses of all sizes that need employees to formally commit to confidentiality, IP assignment, and non-solicitation obligations as part of their employment terms.