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Yep, that's my feeling too. I don't know why more people aren't angry about these kinds of clauses?! It boils my piss, I've spent 15+ years developing skills, and I am still now al…

Thanks. Are you aiming for any specific type of employers? SME? Big companies? Start-ups? Every company I've come across say (paraphrasing): * "It's boilerplate; we can't change it…

Thanks for the comment. Yeah, I asked a lawyer check out my last contract, which had the same thing. I'm just trying to gauge how common this is. A lot of employers don't seem to w…

Yeah, I fell into this trap with early employers too. But refuse to do so going forward. As I posted above, I am currently delaying with a potential employer that just doesn't want…

Thanks for the advice. "My best advice is to be transparent with your (potential?) employer (assuming you have nothing to hide) and let them know what you do outside of work hours …

UK contracts often state that the company owns everything developed "in the course of your employment". This clause sounds very innocent. But it's not. See [1]. Note that using you…

After a very lengthy interview process with a big company, I revived a job offer. I've been on a shortish sabbatical and working on several side projects. The contract has IP claus…

After a very lengthy interview process with a big company, I revived a job offer. I've been on a shortish sabbatical and working on several side projects. The contract has IP claus…