A friend of mine put me in touch with a consultancy last week, and I had an interview for a role. When discussing terms, they said that although I had gone direct, that did not take on direct contractors, and I had to invoice via an Agency on their PSL, who would take a 3% margin. I didnt end up getting the role.
This week I have had an interview with the same consultancy, via a different agency, and also a different end client. I have discussed with this agency that I will not be opting out of the AWR, and they have accepted this.
There is however a restrictive covenant in the contract preventing me from going direct to the consultancy, or this specific end client for a period of 12 months.
It is only a short contract (2 months) so I am intending to go ahead anyway, as I do not want to miss out on this particular role. However, would this clause be enforceable? I have read that the AWR restricts these clauses to a maximum of 8 weeks, but cannot seem to actually find where I read that. It would be a shame to have to comply with this in the future when I already have a direct relationship with the consultancy.
This week I have had an interview with the same consultancy, via a different agency, and also a different end client. I have discussed with this agency that I will not be opting out of the AWR, and they have accepted this.
There is however a restrictive covenant in the contract preventing me from going direct to the consultancy, or this specific end client for a period of 12 months.
It is only a short contract (2 months) so I am intending to go ahead anyway, as I do not want to miss out on this particular role. However, would this clause be enforceable? I have read that the AWR restricts these clauses to a maximum of 8 weeks, but cannot seem to actually find where I read that. It would be a shame to have to comply with this in the future when I already have a direct relationship with the consultancy.
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