What is restraint period in employment contract?
What is restraint period in employment contract?
A typical restraint clause prevents a departing employee from working for a competitor in any capacity for a specified period. Other restrictions may also be included, such as not soliciting a former employer’s clients, customers or staff, and not using a former employer’s confidential information.
Can an employment contract prevent you from working for a competitor?
No competition clauses prevent an employee (or former employee) from competing with the employer. A clause of this type which applies during the period of employment will be valid where it is reasonably necessary and adapted to protect the employer’s business interests.
When does a contract of employment come into effect?
Some of your statutory employment rights only come into effect after you’ve worked for an employer for a certain period of time. This must be a continuous period of employment. If you have been employed by the same employer on a series of short-term contracts they are added together to provide ‘continuity of employment’.
What are the terms of an employment contract?
All employees have an employment contract with their employer. A contract is an agreement that sets out an employee’s: These are called the ‘terms’ of the contract.
Do you have to have a continuous contract of employment?
This must be a continuous period of employment. If you have been employed by the same employer on a series of short-term contracts they are added together to provide ‘continuity of employment’. Continuous employment is the length of time an employee has worked for their employer without a break.
When do employees have to stick to a contract?
All employees have an employment contract with their employer. These are called the ‘terms’ of the contract. Employees and employers must stick to a contract until it ends (eg by an employer or employee giving notice or an employee being dismissed) or until the terms are changed…