Quote Originally Posted by kindertime View Post
After I heard this, I did a search, and apparently, it is legal in Que. (where this is) and in the rest of Canada too, however, there are certain conditions, and from what I read, courts are not overly eager to enforce them, either.

In my Google search, I found examples of daycares in the States where they do this but until yesterday, I had only ever heard the term "non-compete" on t.v.
Interesting. I still don't see the point. Unless the person leaves for a new job and somehow hinders or negatively impacts (sharing inside info etc) your workplace it shouldn't matter where they go.

My husband left his last job 1.5yrs ago and took 3 other people with him. When their new company signed the 4 of them on they signed saying they would cover all costs of legal fees and rulings since my husbands last workplace had something in there about not being able to take coworkers with you when you left. But, for the new company taking a team of 4 strong workers on is more valuable than the potential legal fees it could have cost if the old company chose to sue (they didn't). That makes sense to me, but to say my husband couldn't work in the same field of business for 4 years if he left is absurd.