Q&A

Question: What is breaching an employment contract?

Breaching an employment contract is where either party fails to meet the requirements of the agreement or takes action to breach the agreement, for example, breaching the restraint of trade clause. An employment agreement will set out the obligations of each party, usually employment agreements will set out the situations an employee can be terminated immediately, for example, for stealing or violent behaviour. The employment contract will also be supplemented by expectations laid out in your employee handbook.