Question juridique clé
Whether the separate poaching ban was independently enforceable apart from the non-compete
Solution extraite
The poaching ban had no independent significance; it was to be treated under the rules governing post-employment non-compete clauses.
Motifs extraits
The employer operated on both the supply and demand sides of the staffing market. The employee’s conduct concerned competition on the same market as the employer’s services, so the clause was not a distinct, freer-standing restraint.