There has been a rapid increase in the use of social media platforms by businesses in the past decade. While social media platforms are effective in building client networks, their use by employees also carries risk for employers as such platforms may easily facilitate the solicitation of clients or contacts by a departing employee following the termination of their employment.
Our Shiv Raja examines the challenges businesses face as platforms like LinkedIn make it easier for employees to stay in touch with contacts after leaving and shares his views on how businesses can protect themselves when an employee has acted in breach of their restrictive covenants.
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