Making a Smooth Transition When Employees Depart

Employee departures are a fact of life in business. Whether voluntary or involuntary, it can sometimes be a difficult process. There are a variety of issues to consider - how will you keep your confidential information confidential? If you have a non-compete agreement, is it enforceable? What happens to the departing employee's social media profile and contacts? Do you need anti-raid provisions built in to your employment agreements?

You can help make employee departures as smooth as possible - and protect the interests of everyone involved - by arming yourself with some basic information and by following a few basic rules.

In this installment, we talk about employee departures and associated issues such as non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, garden leave policies and how social media factors into employee departures with guest Rob Radcliff.

Rob is an attorney in the Dallas, Texas office of Langley Weinstein. He represents businesses and individuals throughout the state of Texas from trial through appeal. Rob focuses his practice on employment and commercial matters including issues arising from the arrival and departure of employees. He is the author of the blog Smooth Transitions, and writes about the legal issues arising from the departure of employees and business breakups.