atw: agency contracts

Hi - I remember reading somewhere (possibly on this list) that the commonly
included agency clause whereby "you cannot work for this company for the
next 12 months" is actually illegal and would not hold up if challenged.

Can anyone shed some light on this ?



Also, I would like to highlight a clause in a contract presented to me
recently:

"The Consultant must provide <agency> 10 working days notice of the
Consultant's intention to terminate this agreement.  If the Consultant
notice to terminate is outside of the agreed period, at the discretion of
<agency>, the equivalent of 10 days fees will be withheld from the
Consultant's final invoice payment."

This can't be legal ??
It staggers me that recruitment agencies have the gall to include such
rubbish, and it staggers me even more that they can get away with this sort
of mercenary behaviour. Why don't companies (the ones paying the bills)
realise all they have to do is stick an ad on Seek and banish the money
changers.

Anyways, it is one to watch for.




/Daragh


**************************************************
To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to 
austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to 
austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field.

To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 
"unsubscribe" in the Subject field.

To search the austechwriter archives, go to 
www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter

To contact the list administrator, send a message to 
austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
**************************************************

Other related posts: