LAW 529 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Fiduciary, The Employer, Fide

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Law and Business
• Course: LAW 529
• Professor: Peter Wilson

Document Summary

It requires the essential contractual attributes of offer, acceptance and the exchange of consideration: unique features of the employment contract, the extent to which it is in writing; It is typically a mixture of statutory requirements, implied terms (common law), specific points of verbal and written agreement and, perhaps, employer policies: the parties are bound by employment-related statutory requirements (e. g. human. Employee implied duties: common law principle of good faith. An employee must act in the best interests of the employer; Classic legal precedent the following words of lord esher, (m. r. ) in robb v. green, [1895] q. b. he pretty much says why would someone be hired to not act in good faith: common law principle of confidentiality. An employee is not to use or disclose to others the employer"s private or confidential information, except for bona fide employer-related purposes. It exists at common law as well as in statute;