A friend of mine (owner of a Beauty Salon) has had an employee, who gave her clients her phone numbers, so that they would get thier hair done at her new hair salon that she was going to open.
2006-12-11 04:59:23 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
well my friend had told me that, she did not allow that, altho its been done behind he rback
2006-12-11 05:24:49 · update #1
This happens all the time in the Beauty business. It would depend on the "policies" she agreed to when she went to work for your friend. If the clients want to go to her badly enough, they would find her anyway.
2006-12-11 05:02:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes , unless the former employee signed a contract at the time of employment, requiring her to "not compete" if she left the employment of the first company. These statements/clauses have a time limit on them, usually one or two years. Contracts are enforceable by law, although your friend couldn't just type one up and have an employee sign it--it should be cleared with an attorney before she uses it with future employees.
These are called "noncompete clauses" in a contract.
2006-12-11 05:02:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot of larger companies specificly forbid such practices by having it written in the an employees contract. Sometimes they make it a condition that you do not work for certain companies after you leave them as well.
Illegal? It might be in places. She wont get a job with your friend again Im sure.
2006-12-11 05:11:24 · answer #3 · answered by philip_jones2003 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is America, land of choice. We have the choice and freedom to go shopping at one store or several. We have a choice to get our hair done at one salon or another. You cannot "steal" a client unless you are kidnapping them.
If someone gave me a business card with their number to try out their new business, I would either try it or not. A person goes to a different place to try it out. If they are not satisfied they will go back to where they are comfortable. Word of mouth is the best form of advertisement.
2006-12-11 05:18:54 · answer #4 · answered by Erica, AKA Stretch 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She gave the clients her number, they took it, and chose to go to her salon.
Most people aren't loyal to the salon, but to their stylist.
If mine left the salon I wouldn't want to go in and try to explain to a person who had never done my hair how to imitate her.
Pretty sure it legal, its not like she stole the salons client list and made house calls
2006-12-11 05:09:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
About the only way your friend could have stopped this would be to have a "No Compete" Clause in an employment contract, but sometimes those don't even hold up in a court of law.
2006-12-11 05:04:05 · answer #6 · answered by On Time 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It may or may not be illegal to "steal" a client, but what is illegal is the misuse of clients personal details, such as phone numbers. Client telephone numbers are given to a business in confidence.
The business has a duty of care to ensure that the client is not subjected to unsolicited advertising calls and other invasions of privacy as a result of such information not being stored in a secure manner.
Both your friend and her employee have breached that duty of care.
2006-12-11 05:01:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
that is completely legal. and most of her clients would prefer to move with her. people really get attached to their hair dressers and it does not mean that they do not like your friends establishment it is just that they have found a stylist they like and want to keep them. the only time something like stealing customers is illegal is when there is slander involved.
2006-12-11 05:03:08 · answer #8 · answered by mel2430 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
IT'S CALLED FREE ENTERPRISE MAY THE BEST MAN WIN . IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND IS VERY LEGAL. BIG COMPANIES JUST USE DIFFERENT METHODS. THEY HAVE COMMERCIALS ON T.V. THAT TARGET THE SAME AUDIENCE FOR THE SAME PRODUCT MADE BY DIFFERENT COMPANIES. IT'S LIKE SHAMPOO A TRIES TO OUT DO SHAMPOO B SO THAT THE CUSTOMERS OF SHAMPOO B HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE.
2006-12-11 05:06:06 · answer #9 · answered by strike_eagle29 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes... that is the whole point of advertising and if you work at a business and go into business for yourself in a similar type of business and customers follow you to your new place you still have to earn their loyalty. a customer will only go to a place if they are getting a good and consistent product for a fair price.
2006-12-11 05:04:32 · answer #10 · answered by Generator gator 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋