Non-Solicitation of Employees. The Executive agrees and covenants not to directly or indirectly solicit, hire, recruit, attempt to hire or recruit, or induce the termination of employment of any employee of the Company during two (2) years, to run consecutively, beginning on the last day of the Executive’s employment with the Company.
Non-Solicitation of Employees. During the Restricted Period, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly solicit or induce, or attempt to solicit or induce, any current employee of the Company, or any individual who becomes an employee during the Restricted Period, to leave his or her employment with the Company or join or become affiliated with any other business or entity, hire any employee of the Company or in any way interfere with the relationship between any employee and the Company.
Non-Solicitation of Employees. During the Restriction Period, the Executive shall not directly or indirectly contact, induce or solicit (or assist any Person to contact, induce or solicit) for employment any person who is, or within twelve (12) months prior to the date of such solicitation was, an employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates.
Non-Solicitation of Employees. The Executive recognizes that he possesses and will possess confidential information about other employees of Sempra Energy and its Affiliates relating to their education, experience, skills, abilities, compensation and benefits, and inter‑personal relationships with customers of Sempra Energy and its Affiliates. The Executive recognizes that the information he possesses and will possess about these other employees is not generally known, is of substantial value to Sempra Energy and its Affiliates in developing their business and in securing and retaining customers, and has been and will be acquired by him because of his business position with Sempra Energy and its Affiliates. The Executive agrees that at all times during the Executive’s employment with the Company and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, he will not, directly or indirectly, solicit or recruit any employee of the Company or its Affiliates for the purpose of being employed by him or by any competitor of the Company or its Affiliates on whose behalf he is acting as an agent, representative or employee and that he will not convey any such confidential information or trade secrets about other employees of Sempra Energy and its Affiliates to any other person; provided, however, that it shall not constitute a solicitation or recruitment of employment in violation of this paragraph to discuss employment opportunities with any employee of the Company or its Affiliates who has either first contacted the Executive or regarding whose employment the Executive has discussed with and received the written approval of the Company’s most senior Vice President, Human Resources (or, if such position is vacant, the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer), prior to making such solicitation or recruitment. In view of the nature of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive likewise agrees that Sempra Energy and its Affiliates would be irreparably harmed by any solicitation or recruitment in violation of the terms of this paragraph and that Sempra Energy and its Affiliates shall therefore be entitled to preliminary and/or permanent injunctive relief prohibiting the Executive from engaging in any activity or threatened activity in violation of the terms of this paragraph and to any other relief available to them.
Non-Solicitation of Employees. For a period of one year following Executive’s Date of Termination, Executive shall not, either directly or indirectly (i) solicit for employment by any individual, corporation, firm, or other business, any employees, consultants, independent contractors, or other service providers of the Company or any of its affiliates, or (ii) solicit any employee or consultant of the Company or any of its affiliates to leave the employment or consulting of or cease providing services to the Company or any of its affiliates; provided, however, that the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) shall not apply to a general advertisement or solicitation (or any hiring pursuant to such advertisement or solicitation) that is not specifically targeted to such employees or consultants.
Non-Solicitation of Employees. During employment and for a period of twelve (12) months after termination, Executive agrees not to hire, employ, solicit, divert, recruit, or attempt to induce, directly or indirectly, any existing or future employee of the Company to leave their position with the Company or to become associated with a competing business.
Non-Solicitation of Employees. The Participant agrees and acknowledges that the Company and its Affiliates sustain their operations and the goodwill of the Customers and other business relations through its employees. The Company and its Affiliates have made significant investment in their employees and their ability to establish and maintain relationships with one another and with their Customers, agents, brokers, vendors, suppliers, consultants, partners and/or other business relations in order to further the Company’s and its Affiliates’ legitimate business interests and operations and to cultivate goodwill. The Participant further agrees and acknowledges that the Company’s and its Affiliates’ loss of their employees could adversely affect the Company’s and its Affiliates’ operations and jeopardize the goodwill that has been established through these employees, and that the Company and its Affiliates therefore have a legitimate interest in preventing the solicitation of its employees and/or the interference with the relationships between the Company and its Affiliates and their employees to the extent that the Participant uses or misuses Confidential Information (as the term is defined in this Section) to so solicit and/or interfere. Accordingly, during the Participant’s employment with the Employer and during the Restricted Period, the Participant shall not use or rely in any manner on any Confidential Information to directly or indirectly recruit or solicit, attempt to influence or assist, participate in or promote the solicitation of, or otherwise attempt to interfere with or adversely affect the employment of any Restricted Employees. Without limiting the foregoing restriction, during the Restricted Period, the Participant shall not, on behalf of the Participant or any other person or entity, use or rely in any manner on any Confidential Information to directly or indirectly hire, employ or engage any Restricted Employee in any capacity that interferes with such Restricted Employee’s employment with or engagement by the Company and its Affiliates and shall not engage in the aforesaid conduct through a third party for the purpose of colluding to avoid the restrictions of this subsection(c)(i).
Non-Solicitation of Employees. Executive recognizes the substantial expenditure of time and effort which the Company devotes to the recruitment, hiring, orientation, training and retention of its employees. Accordingly, Executive agrees that, for a period beginning on the Effective Date and ending twelve (12) months after termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, regardless of the reason for such termination, Executive shall not use any Proprietary Information, directly or indirectly, for himself or on behalf of any other person or entity, solicit, offer employment to, hire or otherwise retain the services of any employee of the Company in a position classified as exempt from overtime pay requirements. For purposes of the foregoing, “employee of the Company” shall include any person who was an employee of the Company at any time within six (6) months prior to the prohibited conduct.
Non-Solicitation of Employees. During Executive’s employment with the Company, and for the Period of Post-Employment Non-Competition Obligations, Executive will not, either directly or indirectly, call on, solicit, or induce any other employee or officer of the Company or its affiliated entities whom Executive had contact with, knowledge of, or association with in the course of employment with the Company to terminate his employment, and will not assist any other person or entity in such a solicitation.
Non-Solicitation of Employees. Employee agrees that during the term of employment and for a period of two years after the termination or cessation of employment for any reason, Employee shall not directly or indirectly recruit, solicit or hire any employee of the Company, or induce or attempt to induce any employee of the Company to discontinue his or her employment relationship with the Company.
