Looking for a good employment lawyer ? Please pm me

[betsy555]

I have resigned from my employer and have set up my own company in same field - I need some advise as they are saying I am breaching my contract

[Bella0309]

Hi - I am a freelance HR consultant so might be able to help you.

For free / immediate advice I suggest you contact.

http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1461

[AudreyC]

Unless they?ve put you on garden leave they can?t stop you from earning a living. Just don?t touch any of their old clients for a year at least.

[IlonaM]

AudreyC Wrote:

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> Unless they?ve put you on garden leave they can?t

> stop you from earning a living. Just don?t touch

> any of their old clients for a year at least.

Check the clause in your contract - they could restrict both the distance from their offices within which you can can run a similar business and impose a time period in relation to 'poaching business/existing clients'. ACAS would be a very good place to start as per above post - they have a helpline.

I had a restrictive covenant in at least one employment contract with law firms I had worked with. Make sure you only operate in compliance unless you're advised by a lawyer you have a case for unfair contractual term. They could sue.