taking_counsel

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   by taking_counsel 5y ago

   Yep, that's my feeling too. I don't know why more people aren't angry about these kinds of clauses?! It boils my piss, I've spent 15+ years developing skills, and I am still now allowed to own the fruits of my labour, pr
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   by taking_counsel 5y ago

   Thanks. Are you aiming for any specific type of employers? SME? Big companies? Start-ups? Every company I've come across say (paraphrasing): * "It's boilerplate; we can't change it!" * "We never enforce it, do
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   by taking_counsel 5y ago

   Thanks for the comment. Yeah, I asked a lawyer check out my last contract, which had the same thing. I'm just trying to gauge how common this is. A lot of employers don't seem to want to remove said clauses. It's all a bit ch
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   by taking_counsel 5y ago

   Yeah, I fell into this trap with early employers too. But refuse to do so going forward. As I posted above, I am currently delaying with a potential employer that just doesn't want to engage in the process (they are not the first), and
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   by taking_counsel 5y ago

   Thanks for the advice. "My best advice is to be transparent with your (potential?) employer (assuming you have nothing to hide) and let them know what you do outside of work hours and see if they will amend your contract suitably.&quot
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   “in the course of your employment” – how common is this in the UK?

   14 points by taking_counsel 5y ago|17 comments
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   Job offer won't budge on IP clauses? Am I being unreasonable?

   9 points by taking_counsel 5y ago|5 comments