Guest Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 HELP!!! Can someone explain what the below means? It is meant to be in staff's contracts but i need to know what it means first :-S Competition During the course of your employment with [] you shall not, without the prior consent in writing, engage in any activity which is in conflict with the [] or which may cause harm to [] Thanks in advance
AnonyMouse_3139 Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 I havent seen a clause like that but I take it to mean the staff will agree not to help out at any other setting be it hands on or ideas or anything confidential without the committee's prior consent. If you are bidding for funding and you know anther setting is bidding for the same thing, it would harm your setting if one of your staff helped them to win. If one of your staff helped at another settings summer fete and promoted it that would be conflict with your setting.
AnonyMouse_19762 Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 Have to confess - I don't really 'know' - but as it's headed 'Competition' I would think that Rea has that right (smart lady that one!) :1b
AnonyMouse_3139 Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 So smart our AGM tonight will have no chairs report ( ), a red page from the Charity commission ( :huh: ) and no up to date finances ( )!! But thank you for the sentiment 3
AnonyMouse_5970 Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 Yes Rea is right. Ours isn't worded exactly like that, but means more or less the same thing. We also have a clause that says if a person leaves our setting they can't open another nursery within five miles or within two years of leaving. Its to stop someone leaving to open a setting and taking all your families with them!
AnonyMouse_64 Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 Yes Rea is right. Ours isn't worded exactly like that, but means more or less the same thing. We also have a clause that says if a person leaves our setting they can't open another nursery within five miles or within two years of leaving. Its to stop someone leaving to open a setting and taking all your families with them! To be honest, I'm not really sure that you'd have a leg to stand on if they did. Surely once they had left your employment they are no longer bound by your contract so could do as they wished?
AnonyMouse_30128 Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 suspect you are right Beau i think this would come under restrictive practise and would be thrown out if taken to court. The contract question is legal however and would be there to ensure staff do not bring the preschool into disrepute.......so they would not be allowed to say or do anything that would hurt the business(...say you were rubbish/tell parents to go elsewhere/write a comment in facebook!! etc)
AnonyMouse_7120 Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 Interesting, don't have anything like that on ours....heard of hairdressers having those type clauses.
Guest Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 Thank guys... glad i have more of an understanding,now when I am questioned about this clause I know what I will talking about.. always helps
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