I work for an Educantional Management (EMO) company and I am starting my own EMO. They offered me a adminstrator job (prinicpal/superintendent) at one of the schools they run. Is it illegal or unethical for met to start an EMO if I take this job? What if I turn down the job and stay a teacher for them, is it still unethical?
2006-09-23 02:44:39 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
No it is not unethical. You have a right to earn a living, and the easiest way to do that is to stay in the career you already know.
You are thinking about noncompete clauses in an employment contract, where the employer gives some kind of compensation to a person to get them to not compete for six months or a year after they leave the company. It is unethical for that person to take the money or other perk and then not stick to the terms of the contract.
If nobody gave you any perks or money to sign a noncompete contract there is nothing in your way. Good luck!
2006-09-23 02:52:17 · answer #1 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you accepted your job you probably signed a covenant to non-compete. It means that as long as you work for them you cannot compete against them. Also, in many instances the covenant will not allow you from competing directly agains them within a distance and for a specific amount of time, and you are not allowed to hire your former coworkers for a specific amount of time.
It is unethical. It is called biting the hand that feeds you. That is, unless they fire you. If they fire you, all bets are off. You are free to open your own business and crush them, and yeah, you can steal their employees too. Just make sure that if they fire you, you don't sign any new agreement that will restrict you.
2006-09-23 06:05:58 · answer #2 · answered by veraperezp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have to wait a certain time frame or practice outside a specific geo region based on your contract, if any. If there none, go for it. Only the EMO where you work can tell you if there's a conflict of interest in you doing your own thing on the side. If there are rules, you cannot break them. If there are no rules, it's a free enterprise system to do what you want. Don't burn bridges... get the information from them, not from us.
2006-09-23 02:51:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is legal you only have to verify if you do not have a contract with your current employer stating you may not leave or start a business of the same without being sued, plus you cant steal any of their information or clients if you do leave leave for some time before opening up your business so it wont look like a conflict of interest, at the same time request a copy of your personal file so you can see what is inside and keep, plus you will need a lawyer to keep you a breast of any legal conflict you might encounter.
2006-09-23 03:15:59 · answer #4 · answered by maci224 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think it is illegal but you do need to quite first b4 taking the other job. You really should not do both companies maybe be able to fire you if you work for both companies so i would just quite one first and then take the job.
2006-09-23 02:48:31 · answer #5 · answered by knowssignlanguage 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it would only be illegal if you signed a Non-Compete agreement but you should check with a Lawyer you can try to get out of it. I don't really think they can stop you from making a living.
2006-09-23 03:19:02 · answer #6 · answered by poohbaby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you signed some kind of agreement stating otherwise, it would be
legal. Unethical? Probably. In any case, if they find out, you'll get fired.
2006-09-23 02:55:36 · answer #7 · answered by wallyinsa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you have a Non-Compete agreement with the company that you still work for. Good Luck!
2006-09-23 02:47:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can only part answer this question in UK you would have to prove that you do not take customers directly away from your former employers& you would have to be a fair distance away,when you open up your competitive business.I believe?
2006-09-23 02:56:19 · answer #9 · answered by edison 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your contract and make sure you don't steal customers from the day job.
2006-09-23 02:50:36 · answer #10 · answered by Ha La 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋