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Re:Why I Don't Sign Non-Competes by ilovecars2 on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @10:39AM (#16638355)
In Europe a lot of these non competes are unenforceable. I work for a U.S startup in the U.K. (British citizen) some of the clauses in our contract are just flat out illegal. It’s also 26 pages long, which is almost unheard of in the U.K. I asked about it and it turns out it was written at a U.S law firm.
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Re:Why I Don't Sign Non-Competes by maccard on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @11:01AM (#16638578)
To me at least, it doesn't matter if it's enforceable or not. I don't want to go through the hassle of fighting it in court, dealing with lawyers, when I could avoid it by going elsewhere. Obviously I'm lucky to be able to do that, and if I was under pressure for a new job it would be a different story.
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Re:Why I Don't Sign Non-Competes by coldacid on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @02:09PM (#16640815)
I would expect 26 pages is unheard of even in the USA.
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Re:Why I Don't Sign Non-Competes by blattimwind on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @10:59AM (#16638556)
26 pages? That's just ridiculous.
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