I think 12 months is a restraint of trade in any case.
But the workaround to your problem is this:
Contract yourself through someone else's company and you simply supply services to that company. Unless of course the restriction clause limits it to third parties as well ?
Alternately, get the client to change the role to make it distinctly different.
Otherwise, I would call the agent's bluff. If you've been there for 14 months then the agent has made good ££££ out of the contract and you're entitled to carry on with other roles. I can't stand agencies that do this and they just kill their chances with the client for future work. Basically they are saying that if they can't have the role then no one will. Stupid.
But the workaround to your problem is this:
Contract yourself through someone else's company and you simply supply services to that company. Unless of course the restriction clause limits it to third parties as well ?
Alternately, get the client to change the role to make it distinctly different.
Otherwise, I would call the agent's bluff. If you've been there for 14 months then the agent has made good ££££ out of the contract and you're entitled to carry on with other roles. I can't stand agencies that do this and they just kill their chances with the client for future work. Basically they are saying that if they can't have the role then no one will. Stupid.
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