Questão jurídica principal
Whether the employer could rely on alleged misuse of internal data to deny or reduce the 2001 bonus payments.
Decisão extraída
The employer failed to show that the employees used confidential data or otherwise committed a serious breach of duty justifying a bonus reduction to zero.
Fundamentação extraída
The factual findings bound the Federal Court did not establish secret data or a demonstrated confidentiality interest. Preparing a business plan for later competition was permissible absent a proven breach of loyalty, especially since no non-compete existed.