Common use of Interference With Business Relations Clause in Contracts

Interference With Business Relations. During the period of your employment with Genuity, during any time period during which you are eligible for payments (including, but not limited to, any severance payments following an Involuntary Termination), and, if longer, for a period of 24 months following your separation from employment with Genuity for any reason, you will not, without the written consent of the CEO, directly or indirectly: . recruit, solicit, induce, or influence any employee of Genuity to cease being an employee of Genuity or to accept employment with, or to become a consultant or service provider for, any entity other than Genuity; . hire or participate (with another company or third party) in the process of hiring any person who is then or was at any time in the prior six months an employee of Genuity (and whom you knew of while employed by Genuity), or provide names or other information about Genuity employees to any person or business under circumstances which could lead to the use of that information for purposes of recruiting or hiring; . interfere with the relationship of Genuity with any of its employees, agents, or representatives; . solicit or induce, or in any manner attempt to solicit or induce, any client, customer, or prospect of Genuity (1) to cease being, or not to become, a customer of Genuity or (2) to divert any business of such customer or prospect from Genuity; or . otherwise interfere with, disrupt, or attempt to interfere with or disrupt, the relationship, contractual or otherwise, between Genuity and any of its customers, clients, prospects, suppliers, consultants, or employees. Nothing in the foregoing provisions would prohibit you from providing routine employment references for Genuity employees and former employees in circumstances where you did not otherwise participate or have any involvement in, or provide any information leading to, the solicitation, recruitment, or hiring of such individuals.