Employment Rights Act 1996: Primary legislation governing employment rights, unfair dismissal, and post-employment obligations. Forms the fundamental basis for employment relationships and their termination.
Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2018: UK implementation of EU Trade Secrets Directive, defining and protecting trade secrets and providing legal remedies for misuse of confidential information.
Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR: Legislation governing personal data handling and protection, affecting what information can be classified as confidential and how it must be handled.
Common Law Principles on Confidentiality: Established case law and principles regarding reasonable restrictions, legitimate business interests, and protection of trade secrets.
Contract Law and Restraint of Trade Doctrine: Legal principles ensuring confidentiality restrictions are reasonable and balanced between employer protection and employee rights.
Equality Act 2010: Legislation ensuring confidentiality provisions don't discriminate and protecting employee rights to report discrimination.
Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998: Legislation protecting whistleblowers and ensuring confidentiality agreements don't prevent legitimate disclosures in the public interest.
Competition Act 1998: Legislation ensuring confidentiality restrictions don't unfairly restrict competition in the market.
