Allen,a research technician,has a contract of employment with a research company under which the term of Allen's employment is three years and Allen agrees to a confidentiality clause respecting anything related to the business of the company.Two years into his contract,Allen decides to make some extra money by selling some of the company's new designs to a competitor for $200 000.00.A month later,the company finds out what Allen has done and fires him.In this case

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Allen breached the confidentiality clause in his contract by selling the company's designs to a competitor. The company has therefore properly dismissed him for just cause. The fact that his three-year contract was not yet over is irrelevant in this case.

Allen,a Research Technician,has a Contract of Employment with a Research