I work for a multi national company and have a clause that states anything I design, invent or suggest becomes the property of the company and I am not allowed to take anything with me or design the same item for another company, nor produce anything of a similar nature to do the same job for at least 2 years. I am forbidden to pass on any trading information relating to customers past or present or anything which may prejudice the running of the company in a legal manner.
I'm damned sure that if I was to be sacked or asked to resign for something similar to what she has allegedly done then I wouldn't be getting a pay off.