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All employees are under a duty of fidelity to their employer. The duty of fidelity is also known as the Duty of good faith, or of loyalty.

Fidelity is a broad concept containing a number of more specific duties, some of which overlap both with each other and with the duty of trust and confidence (see Practice Note: The term of trust and confidence):

1. •

   to behave honestly—the duty of fidelity requires that an employee is honest in their dealings with their employer (see: Duty of fidelity—honesty, below)

2. •

   not to work in competition—employees may not work for a competitor organisation (including one they have set up) during their employment (see: Duty of fidelity—competition and Duty of fidelity—Preparation to compete, below)

3. •

   not to make a secret profit—employees must not make secret profit, and must give to their employer any money that they do make (see: Duty of fidelity—secret profit, below)

4. •

   to disclose information—as with money, so all information created in the course of employment must be passed to the employer (see: Duty of fidelity—disclosure