What are Restrictive Covenants
When employees leave there is a potential threat of valuable business information being passed to a competitor, or personal trade connections being exploited. This is why a professional restrictive covenant solicitor can keep your business protected.
Valid and enforceable restrictive covenants can be effective in protecting that data but must be very carefully drafted if the courts are to enforce them. Poor attention to detail can make them void. There are various types of restrictive covenant available to an employer, including:
Non-competition – restricting the former employee from working for a competitor, or setting up a competing business.
Non-solicitation – restricting the former employee from approaching clients and prospective clients once they have moved to a new business or set up their own business.
Non-dealing – restricting any contact between the former employee, clients and prospective clients, even if it is not the employee initiating that contact.
Non-poaching – restricts the former employee from approaching their previous colleagues to move to their new employer or their own business.
Garden leave – to be used once an employee has given notice to prevent them from attending the office and can prevent them from working during their notice period.
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