Re: UKNM: RE: Taking your baby to the boss

[will rowan]

Hi


Another (lay-person's) thought

2 October sees the introduction of the human rights act. Any prior

understanding

of your situation will, I think, be altered in your favour


Will


Ben Hunt wrote:


> A couple of things to look out for here, (speaking strictly from a lay

> point-of-view, and may be shooting very wide, but here goes):

>

> Check your contract of employment for a clause relating to 'inventions' or

> suchlike. It may state that the intellectual property of any such

inventions

> etc. remain the property of the company if you were to leave.

>

> If so, you need to consider when the development on your site was actually

> carried out. If you are employed on a salaried basis, it's my

understanding

> that it is most likely that anything produced during your employed hours

are

> the property of your employer. If you were paid on an hourly basis, then

the

> ownership is much more open for debate, according to the terms of your

> contract.

>

> In the case that you did all the development at work, you may be rogered

on

> that score, but remember that it may be in your employer's interests not

to

> shaft you over, particularly if there's still valuable information locked

in

> your head. It could be bad PR for them to half-inch your brainchild,

unless

> of course they see that they aren't doing that cos it's totally their

legal

> property.

>

> : )b

>

> Ben Hunt

> Producer

> Poulternet

>

ben [dot] huntpoulternet [dot] com

> www.poulternet.com

> 0113 383 4200

> direct: 285 6469


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