As well as advising on all the legal aspects of an employment contract, a good solicitor can help you avoid costly mistakes and develop a contract that’s tailored to your business, not some one-size-fits-all document that leaves you open to problems down the line.
This is particularly important when considering contractual terms that are designed to protect your business both during the course of an employee’s employment and afterwards. Restrictions on what your employees can do after they leave your employment can be notoriously difficult to enforce before the courts.
Unless such restrictions are carefully drafted with your specific business in mind so as to be able to demonstrate to a court’s satisfaction that they are no more than is reasonably necessary to protect your legitimate business interests, you will run the risk of such provisions being held to be in restraint of trade and unenforceable,