[Gllug] [OT] Non-compete clauses in employment contracts

[Bruce Richardson]

On Fri, Feb 04, 2005 at 12:35:50PM +0000, Alain wrote:
> > Of course, I'm one of only a tiny handful of people on the list who is a
> > union member, so this may not be welcome advice.  I'm always amazed by
> > the extreme antipathy so many geeks show towards the concept of union
> > membership, especially since there is no alternative professional guild
> > to protect their interests.  Seems to be one of the more stupid examples
> > of elitism.  Geeks get fscked over by their employers as much as anybody
> > else.
> 
> OK, putting a different hat on here. I am on the UKUUG council, we are
> looking of ways of increasing member benefits. Is this something that
> it could usefully do ? Eg: draw up model employment/consulting contracts,
> have an FAQ for questions like the above.

I would say there is a conspicuous lack of specialised professional
associations to promote and protect the interests of skilled IT workers.
There doesn't seem to be anybody offering what unions and professional
associations like the BMA or Law Society offer to their members.  A
professional association would, I think, be more likely to gain support
from geeks than a Trade Union, though I would find it amusing to see how
it might react if IT companies ever tried imposing genuine professional
work practices.

> I am NOT saying that we will do it (it may be too expensive)

You couldn't do everything at once but I don't think it's impossible.  A
lot depends on the size of your current membership.  What is that,
roughly?

-- 
Bruce

If the universe were simple enough to be understood, we would be too
simple to understand it.
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