Howard Levitt: Fired employees who take company documents risk serious legal woes [Financial Post (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)]
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By Howard Levitt and Rob Lilly In employment law, the line between right and wrong is occasionally blurred, especially when it comes to possession of confidential documents. For employees, the temptation to take company documents is exceptionally high when termination is near – an act riddled with pitfalls and the risk of serious legal consequences. Whether driven by a sense of entitlement, a desire for protection from a witch-hunt investigation or leverage in a wrongful dismissal claim, employees do not have carte blanche to take what they please. In fact, courts have made it clear that employees facing termination would be wise to take only their personal belongings. Article content Documents created in the course of employment are the employer's property. This typically includes strategic plans, memos, client lists, pricing information and even emails. Removing these confidential documents without permission is not only contrary to an employee's duty of confidentiality and
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