Lol, yes, well ...sundaymorningstaple wrote:We ARE in Singapore.
IMHO it may depend whether they were friends before #A joined ABC (or better say XYZ become the client of ABC). In this case I would think #A is pretty safe right from the start. If they become friends when #A was already an employee of ABC then I am not sure. It's does not look straightforward in any direction.JR8 wrote:Lol, yes, well ...sundaymorningstaple wrote:We ARE in Singapore.![]()
I'm wondering how this hypothetical situation might pan-out.
Employee #A works for ABC Ltd. One of his clients it XYZ Ltd.
#A has known the purchasing manager of XYZ for several years, they work together well, and occasionally they go out for beers after work. XYZ is a big customer, and #A is considering going freelance in the same line of sales work. But his contract has a no-compete clause forbidding him from conducting such 'side-line' activity whilst in ABCs employ.
So he quits his job, and takes his entire client list with him, and now that he's freelance ABC can do nothing about it?
If ABC didn't like that or threatened action, couldn't #A say that the sales manager at XZY was a personal friend?
Yeah this scenario comes down to the non compete clause if any. ABC need to make use of the gardening leave and any non compete period to sure up their client relations.x9200 wrote:If they were already terminated/quit, yes, it's a completely different story. No specific clause - no restriction. But even if there is a clause included it also has its limits. For example, you can not enforce very long restriction periods.
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