work as an contractor
work as an contractor
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I signed a contract with one company as an indepedent contractor.One clause is, the contractor shall not solicit any of the company clients nor engage in any business which is similar or in competition with the company during the term of engagement with the company. Not quite sure this prevents me from working for another company as a contractor on part time basis. Do I need let the companhy I am working for now know I will be working for another company on part time basis.





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Why shouldn't you say that tactful when neccesary.
The last company I work for asked me to sign a doc what prevents me for working for the same clients as theirs.
I think that is okee.
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In my case, they ask me not to engage in any business which is similar or in competition with the company during the term of engagement with the company. It seems to me, I am a full time employee. I am hesitating to consult them since they would be upset.
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'any business which is similar or in competition' means?
And maybe you don't have to inform them when you think it's not applicable.
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No, you simply signed an exclusivity contract. We do that with subcontracts where we don't want our competitors to enjoy the benefits of whatever our subcontract might have to offer.
The bottom line is that for a single person contract, you are a temporary "surge" employee, unless you are selling some form of IP to your client.
Based on your OP, I would say that you cannot work for any competitor in any capacity, period.
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Call a lawyer.
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If it is the former then your customer is restraining your trade and should pay extra for having you exclusively.
If it is the latter then you are a thinly veiled employee.
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Anything that smacks of time and materials will sound like a temporary employee.
In any case, this is all quite moot, since you've obviously signed a non-compete contract. I don't see why there is any confusion or ambiguity with that.
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I had a case many years ago where I was doing work for a company and work for one of their competitors.
The company offered to pay me extra money if I stopped working for their competitor. I agreed to do that, it was restraint of trade with a carrot instead of a stick.
B.E.
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I don't see why they wouldn't, do you? The question is how much of your future earnings and professional status are you willing to risk to violate your contract
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Conflict of interest may exist,but we can manage to avoid it.
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As hokie66 said...the tax man cometh.