Depends on the wording of his contract and payout. Taking a new job should not result in the loss of benefits from the previous one. I don't believe non-competes exist in the AFL world, although they're also not generally enforceable in Australia anyway.
Fair dinkum? I have a few colleagues and ex-colleagues in the finance sector who would probably be interested in this!
I did an intro to contract law in uni, so I am by no means an expert but from memory, it comes down to it being illegal for an employer/ex-employer barring someone from plying their trade/expertise to earn a living.
Did you see that tap to Neale this weekend? Clearly he did.
Makes sense. Actually now I think about it I think the nuance is more about "yes we can't stop you going to a rival firm but you're not allowed to steal our clients".
Port supporters are probably the worst and most toxic in the land.
Yeah - they can do "gardening leave" where they continue to pay you and you don't work at a competitor, but they can't prevent you from joining another company if the contract has ceased.
There's definitely other rules about poaching customers. I think it's broadly legal but if and only if you approach them after ceasing employment with your previous employer. If you make any approaches or expressions of interest prior to quitting and joining/starting a new firm, you're in trouble. However often customers will walk to the new company of their own regard if they value that personal relationship sufficiently - and that's legal too.
My understanding of this one is that it is a very grey area. There is some no no's that I know of like, informing a client who would've signed a contract previously that you are ending your employment there in a few weeks and they should hold off signing etc. Something that is actively working against the company that is employing you.
I'm at midnight
Macquarie Bank tried coming after me after I left and started calling my clients....they back off when my new employer pushed back. I've seen it enough times now that its all just a way to delay you from calling clients up.
I think Simmons needs a break away for a while. He's looked mentally cooked for a bit now. I'm not saying we wouldn't be interested in him joining us, but for everyone's sake he looks like he needs a long holiday before he starts coaching again
Special order kit as well...
