It's All About People - 27th March 2025

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So, on to this week’s topic…

Restrictive covenants are clauses in employment contracts that limit what an employee can do after leaving your organisation. Their purpose? To protect your organisation from unfair competition, confidential information leaks, or loss of clients and key staff. But for them to be legally enforceable, they must be reasonable and justified.

Common types of restrictive covenants:
✅ Non-Compete – Prevents an employee from working for a competitor or setting up a rival business for a specific time in a defined area.
✅ Non-Solicitation – Stops an ex-employee from approaching your clients or customers.
✅ Non-Poaching (or Non-Dealing) – Prevents them from taking your employees or suppliers with them.
✅ Confidentiality Clauses – Stops them from using or sharing your sensitive business information.

What you need to know:
🔹 Not all restrictions are enforceable – They must be proportionate and necessary to protect your legitimate business interests.
🔹 One-size-fits-all won’t work – The level of restriction must reflect the employee’s role and access to sensitive information.
🔹 They need regular reviews – As your business evolves, so should your employment contracts.

If you’ve ever wondered whether your restrictive covenants would hold up if challenged, or how to enforce them effectively, join us for our April Lunch and Learn where we’ll be joined by leading legal expert in this area - Gary Pitt. His experience includes dealing with contractual disputes in the County Court and High Court, and has successfully assisted both applicants and respondents in High Court injunction applications.

Our gift to you is as subscribers to this newsletter you can come along for free (usually £35+VAT unless you are a client. You can get your place here, just make sure you use the promo code IAAP.  

Hope to see you there.

Best,
Emma

P.S. If you're looking for HR Support then we are currently looking for the lucky 5 businesses that get our Peace of Mind service for a one month trial in April, you can sign up here - but hurry, only 5 places.

Events to Join in the coming weeks (click on the links to join us)

^{HR Clinic - FREE to all. 10th April 12-1pm}

^{Lunch & Learn: Understanding and Enforcing Restrictive Covenants Support - free to all clients, £35+VAT for non-clients). 24th April 12-1pm}

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