Work: Would you breach your contract?

**Kyajae** · 6 July 2007, 12:34

Originally posted by barry_abs

"Thou shalt not work with 20 miles of our office"

"Thou shalt not work for one of our customers"

Get a Human Rights lawyer

**tay** · 6 July 2007, 12:35

"Thou shalt not work with 20 miles of our office"

Zero chance of them being able to enforce that one.

"Thou shalt not work for one of our customers"

Get a limited company... you will work for that... problem solved.

They dont have a clause saying that a company you work for cannot have business dealings with a customer.

**thunderlizard** · 6 July 2007, 12:35

The first one is ludicrous. Unless you've done something very bad indeed, and it's a restraining order. I'm sure a decent lawyer could drive a bus through it.

The second one is legit, but look at its wording. It might prevent direct employment by B, but allow you to work for your own limited company, one of whose customers is B.

**tay** · 6 July 2007, 12:38

HOWEVER! in working for Company B, i'd breach two of my contract constraints with Company A:

You had a contract with Company A... some company you craete is going to have a contract with Company B... seperate legal entities.

**barry_abs** · 6 July 2007, 12:55

thanks for the feedback guys.. the general consensus seems that point A is horsetulip, point B is dodgeable if i work through a Ltd.

Do you think i'll be ok working through a brolly? I've done the Ltd. thing before and hated it (not as flexible, more hassle).

thanks

**malvolio** · 6 July 2007, 12:57

Originally posted by barry_abs

thanks for the feedback guys.. the general consensus seems that point A is horsetulip, point B is dodgeable if i work through a Ltd.

Do you think i'll be ok working through a brolly? I've done the Ltd. thing before and hated it (not as flexible, more hassle).

thanks

Another poor misguided soul. On what basis is working for somone else more hassle and less flexible than working for yourself?

FWIW using an umbrella shouldn't be a problem. Expensive and restrictive, but not a problem...

**barry_abs** · 6 July 2007, 13:05

Originally posted by malvolio

Another poor misguided soul.

good day, sir

On what basis is working for somone else more hassle and less flexible than working for yourself?

everything was going fine with my Ltd. until we moved house.. i was forced to go back into permieship after just 3 months.. i sacked my accountants and decided to dissolve and complete my tax year paperwork myself..

i just thought i'd try brollying if i were to contract again.. and it were viable, and not too expensive..

FWIW using an umbrella shouldn't be a problem. Expensive and restrictive, but not a problem...

hmm.. i don't want my takehome murdered..

**XTC** · 6 July 2007, 14:08

[QUOTE=barry_abs]

"Thou shalt not work with 20 miles of our office"
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Can you imagine if that could be enforced and u were in London. You'd be fooked.

**barry_abs** · 6 July 2007, 14:11

Originally posted by XTC

Can you imagine if that could be enforced and u were in London. You'd be fooked.

correct.. the precise wording is that i cannot work for a competitor with 20 miles, within 12 months - i.e. another company in the trade.

Work: Would you breach your contract?