Common use of Non-solicitation of Other Personnel Clause in Contracts

Non-solicitation of Other Personnel. Employee acknowledges that Employer devotes substantial time, effort and expense to the recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion of talented individuals for positions of significant responsibility with Employer. Employee further acknowledges that it would be unfair to use Employee's familiarity with Employer's business and other employees and Employer's independent contractors and consultants to participate, directly or indirectly, in any activities designed to cause any of Employer's other employees to leave Employer's employ or to cause any of Employer's independent contractors or consultants to cease performing services for Employer. Accordingly, Employee covenants and agrees that, during Employee's employment with Employer and for a period of two (2) years after the date Employee ceases for any reason to be employed by Employer, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit the services of or recruit, whether on Employee's own behalf or on behalf of others, any of the following types of employees, independent contractors or consultants of Employer: (i) executives, managers, supervisors or department directors; (ii) technicians, engineers, programmers, designers, developers or information, Web or Internet services workers (whether employees, independent contractors or consultants); (iii) product, project or task managers or supervisors (whether employees, independent contractors or consultants); (iv) sales, marketing, public or customer relations personnel or consultants; (v) brokers, traders, securities associates or salespersons or other similar types of personnel; (vi) financial or accounting services personnel or consultants; (vii) legal personnel; (viii) customer support personnel or consultants; or (ix) human resources personnel; provided, however, that such provision does not apply to Employee's attorneys, accountants, investment bankers and other professional advisors; or otherwise persuade or cause, or attempt to persuade or cause, any such employee, independent contractor or consultant to leave Employer's employ or cease performing services for Employer.

Non-solicitation of Other Personnel. Employee acknowledges that Employer devotes substantial time, effort and expense to the recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion of talented individuals for positions of significant responsibility with Employer. Employee further acknowledges that it would be unfair to use Employee's familiarity with Employer's business and other employees and Employer's independent contractors and consultants to participate, directly or indirectly, in any activities designed to cause any of Employer's other employees to leave Employer's employ or to cause any of Employer's independent contractors or consultants to cease performing services for Employer. Accordingly, Employee covenants and agrees that, during Employee's employment with Employer and for a period of two eighteen (218) years months after the date Employee ceases for any reason to be employed by Employer, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit the services of or recruit, whether on Employee's own behalf or on behalf of others, any of the following types of employees, independent contractors or consultants of Employer: (i) executives, managers, supervisors or department directors; (ii) technicians, engineers, programmers, designers, developers programmers or information, Web or Internet information services workers (whether employees, independent contractors or consultants); (iii) product, project or task managers or supervisors (whether employees, independent contractors or consultants); (iv) sales, marketing, marketing or public or customer relations personnel or consultants; (v) brokers, traders, securities associates or salespersons or other similar types of personnel; (vi) financial or accounting services personnel or consultants; (viivi) legal personnel; (viiivii) customer support personnel or consultants; or (ixviii) human resources personnel; provided, however, that such provision does not apply to Employee's attorneys, accountants, investment bankers partners and other professional advisors; or otherwise persuade or cause, or attempt to persuade or cause, any such employee, independent contractor or consultant to leave Employer's employ or cease performing services for Employer.

Non-solicitation of Other Personnel. Employee acknowledges that Employer devotes substantial time, effort and expense to the recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion of talented individuals for positions of significant responsibility with Employer. Employee further acknowledges that it would be unfair to use Employee's familiarity with Employer's business and other employees and Employer's independent contractors and consultants to participate, directly or indirectly, in any activities designed to cause any of Employer's other employees to leave Employer's employ or to cause any of Employer's independent contractors or consultants to cease performing services for Employer. Accordingly, Employee covenants and agrees that, during Employee's employment with Employer and for a period of two (2) years after the date Employee ceases for any reason to be employed by Employer, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit the services of or recruit, whether on Employee's own behalf or on behalf of others, any of the following types of employees, independent contractors or consultants of Employer: (i) executives, managers, supervisors or department directors; (ii) technicians, engineers, programmers, designers, developers or information, Web or Internet services workers (whether employees, independent contractors or consultants); (iii) product, project or task managers or supervisors (whether employees, independent contractors or consultants); (iv) sales, marketing, public or customer relations personnel or consultants; (v) brokers, traders, securities associates or salespersons or other similar types of personnel; (vi) financial or accounting services personnel or consultants; (vii) legal personnel; (viii) customer support personnel or consultants; or (ix) human resources personnel; personnel (provided, however, that such provision does not apply to Employee's attorneys, accountants, investment bankers and other professional advisors); or otherwise persuade or cause, or attempt to persuade or cause, any such employee, independent contractor or consultant to leave Employer's employ or cease performing services for Employer.