Hi All
Found myself in tricky situation through no fault of anyone's really:-
Been working for client A (large multinational) since May through client B (reasonable sized consultancy). Work has been going well, both clients pleased with the progress. Contract came to an end recently but there is more work there and both clients have said they will be getting me back in. Client A's hiring manager however has recently been told that the business are going to be getting all contractors from a different consultancy company (call them client C) going forward as it will streamline resourcing. Client C have approached me to try and sign a contract with them but client B know about this now and are not happy as they introduced me to client A and have been taking their cut. Client B have warned me about the restrictive covenant in my contract and left the ball in my court.
So, I really like working through client B, good people and have a very good relationship with client A. I don't want to end up going back to client A through client C as I think it just puts me, my business and client B in a really difficult situation and will ruin the good relationship built up. Client C are telling me that restrictive covenants are nothing to worry about but they would say that. There is still a chance that client A's hiring manager may be able to make an exception and get me back through client B although this may be a long shot and puts him at odds with his own organisation. My plan at the moment is to go back to client C and tell them of the predicament I would be put into and that I don't want to go down that road........ yet.
Anyone get any experience of situations like this with restrictive covenants?
Found myself in tricky situation through no fault of anyone's really:-
Been working for client A (large multinational) since May through client B (reasonable sized consultancy). Work has been going well, both clients pleased with the progress. Contract came to an end recently but there is more work there and both clients have said they will be getting me back in. Client A's hiring manager however has recently been told that the business are going to be getting all contractors from a different consultancy company (call them client C) going forward as it will streamline resourcing. Client C have approached me to try and sign a contract with them but client B know about this now and are not happy as they introduced me to client A and have been taking their cut. Client B have warned me about the restrictive covenant in my contract and left the ball in my court.
So, I really like working through client B, good people and have a very good relationship with client A. I don't want to end up going back to client A through client C as I think it just puts me, my business and client B in a really difficult situation and will ruin the good relationship built up. Client C are telling me that restrictive covenants are nothing to worry about but they would say that. There is still a chance that client A's hiring manager may be able to make an exception and get me back through client B although this may be a long shot and puts him at odds with his own organisation. My plan at the moment is to go back to client C and tell them of the predicament I would be put into and that I don't want to go down that road........ yet.
Anyone get any experience of situations like this with restrictive covenants?
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