non-competition clause-need help/clarity, please! Upon hire with a day care center, I was made aware of an employment agreement. I worked for this company for a year, and now have left the company. Upon leaving the company i have a question about the non-competition clause of the employment agreement. the clause reads as follows:
The employee (me) shall not for a period of eight months from the date of such termination either directly or indirectly , on the employee's own account or as an agent, employer, employee or otherwise, engage in competition in a business similar to that of the company within a radius of 8 miles of any day care center in which said employee has been employeed hereunder.
My question is can I legally be on a volunteer basis at a day care learning center/club for after schooler, etc, or am I banded from every stepping foot in a day care center/learning center/etc? Also, my ex husband has recently opened up a day care center in the same town, can I not be seen at that facility or can I not volunteer on a regular basis with his company for my children? I in no way want too seek employment with a child care center, for I know that would be in breach of the contract, and I in no way have ever or would ever solicit clients/employees/children/etc. from the previous day care center I worked at to any other day care center/learning center.
I love volunteering and have always worked around children. I am fortunate with my current monetary status, where I can afford to take some time off while I am inbetween jobs. However, do I have to give up my volunteer basis/status in my community because of this employment agreement? I do not want to break any laws, but at the same time, if I am not opening up a daycare business, or being employeed by any day care center/learning center , do I have too give up my volunteer status at local learning centers/daycares ?
The employee (me) shall not for a period of eight months from the date of such termination either directly or indirectly , on the employee's own account or as an agent, employer, employee or otherwise, engage in competition in a business similar to that of the company within a radius of 8 miles of any day care center in which said employee has been employeed hereunder.
My question is can I legally be on a volunteer basis at a day care learning center/club for after schooler, etc, or am I banded from every stepping foot in a day care center/learning center/etc? Also, my ex husband has recently opened up a day care center in the same town, can I not be seen at that facility or can I not volunteer on a regular basis with his company for my children? I in no way want too seek employment with a child care center, for I know that would be in breach of the contract, and I in no way have ever or would ever solicit clients/employees/children/etc. from the previous day care center I worked at to any other day care center/learning center.
I love volunteering and have always worked around children. I am fortunate with my current monetary status, where I can afford to take some time off while I am inbetween jobs. However, do I have to give up my volunteer basis/status in my community because of this employment agreement? I do not want to break any laws, but at the same time, if I am not opening up a daycare business, or being employeed by any day care center/learning center , do I have too give up my volunteer status at local learning centers/daycares ?
