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=== 3. Competition against the employer === | === 3. Competition against the employer === | ||
If an employment contract contains a restrictive covenant (such as a non-competition clause or a non-solicitation clause), see [[{{PAGENAME}}#1. Restrictive Covenants | section IV.F.1: Restrictive Covenants]], above. Employees without a valid non-competition clause (and who are not in a fiduciary position – see [[{{PAGENAME}}#5. Fiduciary duties | section V.E.3: Fiduciary duties]], below) may compete against an employer as soon as they are no longer employed by the employer (''Valley First Financial Services Ltd v Trach'', 2004 BCCA 312). However, employees should be careful not to compete unfairly, or compete using confidential information obtained from their former employer. | If an employment contract contains a restrictive covenant (such as a non-competition clause or a non-solicitation clause), see [[{{PAGENAME}}#1. Restrictive Covenants | section IV.F.1: Restrictive Covenants]], above. Employees without a valid non-competition clause (and who are not in a fiduciary position – see [[{{PAGENAME}}#5. Fiduciary duties | section V.E.3: Fiduciary duties]], below) may compete against an employer as soon as they are no longer employed by the employer (''Valley First Financial Services Ltd v Trach'', 2004 BCCA 312, https://canlii.ca/t/1h820). However, employees should be careful not to compete unfairly, or compete using confidential information obtained from their former employer. | ||
If an employment contract contains a restrictive covenant (such as a non-competition clause or a non-solicitation clause), see Section V.D.1: Restrictive Covenants, above. | If an employment contract contains a restrictive covenant (such as a non-competition clause or a non-solicitation clause), see Section V.D.1: Restrictive Covenants, above. | ||