Competitor trying to poach

My last company which is a early stage startup has 1 yr non compete clause in the employee agreement and which they asked us to get signed 4 months back on a very short notice to comply with investor requirements. We did it because of just compliance matter. Now I don't have good equation with them and have good offers from competitors. Please suggest should I proceed with the offer or look for something else which doesn't fall into non compete. Please share your experiences.

I am currently working for a startup for about 3 yrs now and they made me sign a non compete which states that I cannot join a similar domain work for 2 yrs post termination. I am currently in my notice period and have received an offer from a company in a similar domain with good pay and benefits, what should I do?

Some context. Worked at an early stage startup around 1.5 years ago. This startup works in the Computer Vision space and does a lot of experiments(no direction at all, will take some project from some fintech company one day, some project from healthcare, and then some project from some random company, basically these go nowhere), I worked with one of the projects that involved document processing and it got some revenue. At my last day, I was made to sign some agreement which included non compete. 1.5 hears later, today, I’ve joined a startup that works in FinTech domain and has been doing pretty good, and they sent a BGV check to my previous employer, and those guys are saying they won’t do BGV and that I’m violating the non compete agreement. They think entire world is their competitor, honestly, they’re nothing and no one even gives a fuck about their existence. What can I do here?

I'm currently working on an FTE job - wherein the offer letter its mentioned "During the term of your employment with the Company, you may not engage in any employment or act in any way, which either conflicts with your duties and obligations to the Company, or is contrary to the policies or the interests of the Company." Now, I'm getting enough time and I want to consider working in a 0-1 startup, and the new company I'm joining will know about my current employer - The above mentioned is the only clause the current employer have regarding working in other company. Can the current employer legally put a case anytime in the future if they get to know this? - what are the loopholes I can use here? What position I can join in as (Consultant, Advisory role) - Still an early career professional in order to avoid conflict afterwards. Thank you for your help!!

A common issue that I am usually engaged for, and see a lot of confusion amongst employees and companies, is with regard to non-compete clauses in employment contracts. Often employees are scared to sign non-competes as they feel a future move to a bigger or better employer is compromised, whereas employers want to ensure that their employees, possibly equipped with inside information of their companies, do not go and reveal or use such information to a competitor. Both parties, i.e., employees and their employers, have valid concerns. The first thing that an employee should be aware about is that in India, a non-compete clause is considered to only be valid for the period that the employee is employed with their employer. That means that while you’re employed to your employer, you will be barred from working for other companies or competitors of your employer. This is because of Section 27 of the Indian Contract Act,1872, which provides that “every agreement by which anyone is restrained from exercising a lawful profession or trade or business of any kind, is to that extent void”. Courts across the country have consistently held that enforcement of post termination non-compete clauses are restraint of trade and against the public policy of the country. Therefore, once you have resigned or left the job with an employer, the non-compete clause cannot be enforced. While this is quite an employee centric approach, it should be kept in mind that most of these judgments and rulings did not come at a time when a lot of companies are creating high value Intellectual Property Rights, especially in technology. So, there is always a possibility that for highly technical jobs, where employees are developing such Intellectual Property, court rulings may change. It is also likely that for highly important positions, such as that of a CEO, employers may pursue enforcement of non-competes due to the insider knowledge that such positions come with. Employees should also realize

non compete clause. If i join a direct competitor can my current company sue me and the company

The company I used to work for recently shut down and I just received my first offer from a sizeable unicorn. I am being massively low-balled (20% cut). And on top of it, it's an exploding offer. I have a couple of interviews lined up (they start after May 28th) but at the moment, this is the only offer I have. What should I do? 1. Hard negotiate? Leave the offer on the table if it doesn't work out. 2. Soft negotiate. Get the offer. Interview with other companies and try to get a better offer before joining (feels wrong) Things to consider: - I have 10+ months runway - Last cash comp was 24L at 2.5YOE I'm leaning towards 1.

I recently received a counter offer from one of the big 4 company.. I had initially decided not to join. I am reconsidering my decision and would appreciate your advice on the potential consequences. Specifically, I am concerned about the risk of being blacklisted or facing negative if I choose not to join the company even after accepting their counter offer. Is there a possibility of affecting my future opportunities with the same company? Do they black list for rejecting their counter offer?