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I have a question regarding my current employer and their contract that I signed if I were to be fired/quit/etc. Currently I'm a contractor that has a contract with a big IT organization. The IT organization I work for wants to hire me directly, however my current contract says that I am unable to get hired on with any organization they have a contract through during employment and up to 1 year after termination.
Now I can understand not getting hired on directly with the IT organization while I'm working for the contractor, but can they really say that if I were to quit that it would be illegal for me to work directly for that IT organization? My contractor employer is not willing to let me transfer and threatened me with legal action. If I were to quit and apply for the IT organization could they really say I breached contract? I just don't see how they can do that. Additionally, say they were to lose contract w/ the IT organization and placed me in a job 40 miles away. They're saying I could not apply directly with that IT organization.
Anyone? Thanks in advance.
I have a question regarding my current employer and their contract that I signed if I were to be fired/quit/etc. Currently I'm a contractor that has a contract with a big IT organization. The IT organization I work for wants to hire me directly, however my current contract says that I am unable to get hired on with any organization they have a contract through during employment and up to 1 year after termination.
Now I can understand not getting hired on directly with the IT organization while I'm working for the contractor, but can they really say that if I were to quit that it would be illegal for me to work directly for that IT organization? My contractor employer is not willing to let me transfer and threatened me with legal action. If I were to quit and apply for the IT organization could they really say I breached contract? I just don't see how they can do that. Additionally, say they were to lose contract w/ the IT organization and placed me in a job 40 miles away. They're saying I could not apply directly with that IT organization.
Anyone? Thanks in advance.