Q: I sign a contract entering a job as a nanny, I just want to know what the contract really means.
I sign a contract entering a job as a nanny, the contract stated "To the full extend permitted by law, the canidadate will not for two years, following the termination with this agreement with the cooperation:
Directly or indirectly, as an employee, officer, partner, stock holder, director, agent, independent contractor, or otherwise, engage in any activity, or preform any services competive in any business conducted by the Cooperation at the time of termination." Does this mean I have to put my life on hold if my profession is childcare? Or if i want to open my own nanny agency? I came into the job already working as a preschool teacher and went into becoming a director at a preschool. She knew that her cooperation was a side job for me. Also there is no specifics such as if i move out of the region etc. Please let me know if there is away around it. Thank you.
A: Non-competition clauses such as this are common in employment contracts. They are only enforceable under certain circumstances. Your question suggests that you have already signed the contract. I suggest that, at such time as you cease working for this employer, and find a potentially-competitive job, you wait and see if this employer objects. Assess the situation at that time.
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