Hi All,
If an employee change his/her organisation, he carry his/her experience and trade secret with him/her. He/she gets the job in new organisation based on his/her experience (other traits too). If he/she applies his/her all work methods to new organisation as it is, it's ethical?
e.g. I prepared lot of formats for my previous company, i come to new company, both of the companies are competitor, so should apply the same formats or do i make entirely different formats.
I Wish I will get logical response.
From India, New Delhi
9If an employee change his/her organisation, he carry his/her experience and trade secret with him/her. He/she gets the job in new organisation based on his/her experience (other traits too). If he/she applies his/her all work methods to new organisation as it is, it's ethical?
e.g. I prepared lot of formats for my previous company, i come to new company, both of the companies are competitor, so should apply the same formats or do i make entirely different formats.
I Wish I will get logical response.
From India, New Delhi
Hello sharma.aksh,
There are 2 aspects to your situation.
First & foremost, pl recollect/check if you signed any NDA or Non-Compete Agreements as a part of your Joining formalities in the earlier company.
If you have, then you shouldn't have been in the new company in the first place--since both companies are competitors & most Non-Compete Agreements have a debar clause which prohibits an employee to join a competitor company for a specified period of time.
And in the event you didn't sign any such Agreement(s), even then, I would suggest you to modify the formats to some extent at least--so that you are not accused of conflicting interests later on. Even though such allegations/accusations wouldn't stand legally [in the absence of any agreements], you still will have to fight the legal case IF such a case is made-out--if I were you, I would prefer to avoid such a situation, than allow it to develop & then go about finding a solution.
All the Best.
Rgds,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
There are 2 aspects to your situation.
First & foremost, pl recollect/check if you signed any NDA or Non-Compete Agreements as a part of your Joining formalities in the earlier company.
If you have, then you shouldn't have been in the new company in the first place--since both companies are competitors & most Non-Compete Agreements have a debar clause which prohibits an employee to join a competitor company for a specified period of time.
And in the event you didn't sign any such Agreement(s), even then, I would suggest you to modify the formats to some extent at least--so that you are not accused of conflicting interests later on. Even though such allegations/accusations wouldn't stand legally [in the absence of any agreements], you still will have to fight the legal case IF such a case is made-out--if I were you, I would prefer to avoid such a situation, than allow it to develop & then go about finding a solution.
All the Best.
Rgds,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
Mr. Sharma,
If the formats used by you in your earlier company was originally made by you..., then I don't think you have to worry about it... Its simpler for you to change 2 or 3 columns and use the same, as you will be already comfortable & used to those old formats...You can also avoid legal problems as Mr. TS says.
Regards,
Bharghavi
From India, Bangalore
If the formats used by you in your earlier company was originally made by you..., then I don't think you have to worry about it... Its simpler for you to change 2 or 3 columns and use the same, as you will be already comfortable & used to those old formats...You can also avoid legal problems as Mr. TS says.
Regards,
Bharghavi
From India, Bangalore
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