Re: No-compete agreements

[Richard Yanowitz <ryanowit -at- NYCT -dot- NET>]

At 01:03 PM 7/16/97 -0500, geoff-h -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA wrote:
> Reality check: For people who do work with agencies (I
> don't because I'm a wage slave), how negotiable are such
> agreements? Can you add a clause such as (for example) "if
> you have no work for me, I can take my resume to another
> agency down the road"?
>
I myself have only signed agreements when there is actual work for me.
Well--not quite: sometimes I sign ahead of time, before interviewing, so
that they feel protected in case work comes up through them.  But of course
I can take any job I want anywhere.  The agreement typically specifies
required notice to leave the job, too (for both sides).  No agency has ever
asked for exclusive use of my services--and if they wanted that, they'd pay
dearly.



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