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[HLJHLJ]

[spiral78]

There are also cases in which the legal contract, which is often in the local language, reads differently from the English version, which is technically unenforcable. Some employers have been known to add restrictive text in English which they know cannot legally appear in the 'real' contract.

[Sashadroogie]

[jonniboy]

I think that contractual clauses prohibiting you from teaching ex-students of the school fall under the same unenforceable category. My ex-colleague was in that situation, she agreed to do private classes with an employee of a company that the school had sent her to classes in. The school owner found out and tried to sue her but discovered that the clause was worthless as the student and teacher were completely free to enter into any contract that they wanted.

Just out of curiousity what's the legal status of clauses threatening instant dismissal if you pinch students from your employer? Enforceable or not?

[HLJHLJ]

IANAL but common sense suggests that taking current clients off a current employer would be considered gross misconduct (and gross idiocy) in pretty much any situation. I would expect immediate dismissal as a minimum.

[Andrew Jordan]

Naturegirl-
it was the former partner of the Maximo Nivel owner, Extreme in Arequipa. but the owner has changed since then so I doubt that clause still exists.

[choudoufu]

[jonniboy]