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

[Rich Walker]

Bruce Richardson <itsbruce at uklinux.net> writes:


> This is the kind of area where trade union membership suddenly becomes
> extremely valuable.  Unions obviously have a lot of expertise in these
> matters and not only provide free legal advice to their members but will
> assist in any actual dispute.
>
> 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.  

As a company director[1], I tried to get my staff to join a union - they
refused saying they didn't want to have to go on strike... Ah, the young
and foolish.

cheers, Rich.


Footnotes: 
[1]  ROTFLMAO.
     Well, what other reaction is possible to a sentence like that?

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