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Effect of Change of Job on Confidentiality
- Employees are obliged to protect confidential information regarding former employment, after a change of job. - The confidentiality trust between employer and employee continues beyond the period of employment. - But, the employee cannot be forced not to seek a change of job. - The employerโs right to keep the trade secrets confidential by a former employee should be accepted at the same time, the employeeโs right to seek career advancement cannot also be denied.