Competitior working

aspiring · 2025-01-29T22:09:23+0000

My contract says the following:

1. for three months after Termination, be involved in any Capacity with any business concern which is (or intends to be) in competition with any Restricted Business; or

2. for three months after Termination be involved with the provision of goods or services to (or otherwise have any business dealings with) any Restricted Customer in the course of any business concern which is in competition with any Restricted Business; or

does this mean I cannot work for an extra 3 months after my notice for a competitor?

aspiring · 2025-01-30T14:26:27+0000

anyone able to help?

Zefan · 2025-01-30T14:29:59+0000

Depends if they're listed as a "Restricted Business" I think.

Realistically, unless you are of vital strategic importance, something like c suite, companies are unlikely to start legal proceedings against you. I must profess that this is not legal (or otherwise) advice of any kind

throwaway4372 · 2025-01-30T14:31:32+0000

Yea that's a 3 month non-compete, so wait 3 months before working at a competitor. 3 months is pretty short, implying you probably are low risk.

Terminal_Boy · 2025-01-30T14:35:03+0000

Get legal advice because it can be enforced if your working for a competitor is likely to lose the company you had an employment contract with money.

If your employer says you can't work for a competitor

Find out what you can do if your employer tries to stop you starting a new job, and check if you’re affected by restrictions in your contract.

www.citizensadvice.org.uk

aspiring · 2025-01-30T18:23:10+0000

throwaway4372 said:
Yea that's a 3 month non-compete, so wait 3 months before working at a competitor. 3 months is pretty short, implying you probably are low risk.

is that on top of the 3 months notice period? so 6 months?

aspiring · 2025-01-30T18:23:44+0000

Zefan said:
Depends if they're listed as a "Restricted Business" I think.

Realistically, unless you are of vital strategic importance, something like c suite, companies are unlikely to start legal proceedings against you. I must profess that this is not legal (or otherwise) advice of any kind

how do you know if a business is a restricted business and how do you know about a customer being restricted?

throwaway4372 · 2025-01-30T18:47:47+0000

aspiring said:
is that on top of the 3 months notice period? so 6 months?

from Termination, whatever the contract defines that as

aspiring · 2025-01-30T20:06:54+0000

throwaway4372 said:
from Termination, whatever the contract defines that as

it says this agreement shall continue, subject to the remaining terms of this Agreement, until terminated by either party giving the other not less than three months prior notice in writing.

So is that 6 months in total?

Ayahuasca · 2025-01-30T20:07:33+0000

Only if the salary is below £100k