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Non Compete:
At all times while employed by xxxxxxxxxxxx Company and for a period of twelve (12) months immediately following termination of employment for any reason, whether with or without good cause or for any or no cause, and whether at the option either of xxxxxxxxxxxx Company or Employee, with or without notice, Employee agrees to not compete, whether directly or indirectly, with xxxxxxxxxxxx Company and to not, either directly or indirectly, interfere with xxxxxxxxxxxx Company's contracts and relationships, or prospective contracts and relationships, including, but not limited to, xxxxxxxxxxxx Company's customer or client contracts and relationships without the prior written consent of the President of xxxxxxxxxxxx Company.
The term "not compete" as used herein means that Employee shall not, without the prior written consent of xxxxxxxxxxxx Company(i) solicit or accept employment or serve as a partner, employee, consultant, officer, director, manager, agent, associate, advisor, investor, or otherwise for, (ii) directly or indirectly, own, purchase, organize or take preparatory steps for the organization of, or (iii) build, design, finance, acquire, lease, operate, manage, invest in, work or consult for or otherwise affiliate with, any business in competition with or otherwise similar to xxxxxxxxxxxx Company's business.
Question: I am working as a contractor for a fortune 500 pharma company. My employer is a small IT vendor who is doing contract to the client through a vendor. Now my client wants to hire me. I see above writing in my non compete doc which i had signed in past.
I would like to know is it going to be any problem with non compete if i join client who is a fortune 500 company in pharma but not into core IT business.
At all times while employed by xxxxxxxxxxxx Company and for a period of twelve (12) months immediately following termination of employment for any reason, whether with or without good cause or for any or no cause, and whether at the option either of xxxxxxxxxxxx Company or Employee, with or without notice, Employee agrees to not compete, whether directly or indirectly, with xxxxxxxxxxxx Company and to not, either directly or indirectly, interfere with xxxxxxxxxxxx Company's contracts and relationships, or prospective contracts and relationships, including, but not limited to, xxxxxxxxxxxx Company's customer or client contracts and relationships without the prior written consent of the President of xxxxxxxxxxxx Company.
The term "not compete" as used herein means that Employee shall not, without the prior written consent of xxxxxxxxxxxx Company(i) solicit or accept employment or serve as a partner, employee, consultant, officer, director, manager, agent, associate, advisor, investor, or otherwise for, (ii) directly or indirectly, own, purchase, organize or take preparatory steps for the organization of, or (iii) build, design, finance, acquire, lease, operate, manage, invest in, work or consult for or otherwise affiliate with, any business in competition with or otherwise similar to xxxxxxxxxxxx Company's business.
Question: I am working as a contractor for a fortune 500 pharma company. My employer is a small IT vendor who is doing contract to the client through a vendor. Now my client wants to hire me. I see above writing in my non compete doc which i had signed in past.
I would like to know is it going to be any problem with non compete if i join client who is a fortune 500 company in pharma but not into core IT business.
