Question

Julie is going to hire a barista to work for her Pink Cupcake Bakery (PCC). She will train the barista to do foam art for lattes (so that a picture is created in the foam). Foam art requires an extensive (long) training period. In order to ensure that after the barista is trained to foam art, barista does not go work for Julie's competitors, what type of provision should Julie include in her contact with barista/what is the type of provision called

Answer 1

To ensure that the barista doesn't join competitors, Julie can include the "Non-compete" clause in the employee's contract. This will ensure that the employee cannot work for or join a competing firm during the term of employment and for a mentioned period after leaving the employment. It can also bar the employee to open his/her business in the same line of work for a speficif cperiod after leaving his/her job at the company.

By including the above clause, Julie can ensure that the barista works for the company and doesn't join the competitors.