The general position under English law is that IP rights created by an employee within the course of employment automatically belong to the employer; where there is any doubt as to whether an employee or their employer owns IP rights, the relevant legislation largely favours employers."
It's been that way for decades, while the UK was in EU.
I had to get it written into an employment contract that Open Source activity outside of work was my own.
The general position under English law is that IP rights created by an employee within the course of employment automatically belong to the employer; where there is any doubt as to whether an employee or their employer owns IP rights, the relevant legislation largely favours employers."
It's been that way for decades, while the UK was in EU.
I had to get it written into an employment contract that Open Source activity outside of work was my own.