Your business’s success often depends on the protection of sensitive information, key client relationships, and proprietary knowledge. At DTM Legal, our Employment & HR team helps employers safeguard their commercial interests by implementing strong legal protections around confidentiality, post-termination restrictions, and employee obligations.
Protecting What Matters Most to Your Business
Employees can pose a significant risk to your business when they move on, especially if they have access to confidential data, strategic plans, or client contacts. Without appropriate legal safeguards in place, there’s a real risk of reputational damage, financial loss, and disruption to your operations.
Our solicitors work with employers to create enforceable protections tailored to the nature of your business and the risks you face, from non-disclosure clauses and restrictive covenants to urgent injunctions where confidentiality is under threat.
Key Considerations for Employers
To reduce exposure and enhance enforceability, employers should regularly review how they protect sensitive information throughout the employment relationship. Key considerations include:
- Confidentiality Clauses: Are your contracts and policies clearly worded to protect your commercially sensitive information?
- Restrictive Covenants: Are you using post-termination restrictions (e.g. non-compete, non-solicitation, non-dealing) that are reasonable, specific, and legally enforceable?
- Garden Leave Provisions: Are you protecting your business during an employee’s notice period?
- Onboarding and Exit Procedures: Are you taking the right steps to reinforce obligations at key transition points?
- Breach and Enforcement: Are you prepared to take swift legal action to prevent misuse of information or unlawful competition?
- Tailored Protection: Are restrictions properly adapted to reflect the employee’s role, seniority, and access to sensitive material?
Our Business Protection Services for Employers
DTM Legal offers practical and strategic advice to help employers identify vulnerabilities and take preventative action. Our services include:
- Drafting and reviewing employment contracts, confidentiality clauses, and restrictive covenants
- Advising on enforceability and risk mitigation
- Conducting audits of existing protections across the workforce
- Assisting with the management of employee exits and garden leave
- Taking legal action to enforce restrictive covenants and prevent breaches of confidentiality
- Securing injunctions and pursuing damages where necessary
- Advising on team moves, poaching, and misuse of business critical information
- Provision of training for senior leadership, HR professionals and employees
Why Instruct DTM Legal?
We understand how critical it is to safeguard your business, especially in competitive markets. At DTM Legal, our Employment & HR team combines legal precision with commercial awareness, helping you protect your intellectual capital, customer base, and commercial edge.
Whether you need watertight employment documentation or rapid legal action following a breach, we’ll support you with practical, proportionate advice that protects your position and limits disruption.
Get in Touch
To speak to a member of our Employment & HR team about protecting your business with confidentiality clauses and restrictive covenants, call us on 01244 354800 / 0151 321 0000 or email employment@dtmlegal.com. We’re here to help you stay secure and proactive.
