Common use of Non-solicitation by the Employee Clause in Contracts

Non-solicitation by the Employee. The Employee agrees that at any time, and from time to time, while employed by the Company and for a period of one (1) year thereafter the Employee will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, either: (a) solicit, influence, entice or induce, attempt to solicit, influence, entice or induce any person, firm or corporation whatsoever, who or which has at any time in the last two (2) years of the Employee’s employment with the Company or any predecessor of the Company, been a customer of the Company, any affiliated company, or of any of their respective predecessors, provided that this subsection shall not prohibit the Employee from soliciting business from any such customer if the business is in no way similar to the Business carried on by the Company, an affiliated company, any of their respective predecessors, subsidiaries or associates to cease its relationship with the Company or any affiliated company; (b) induce or attempt to influence, directly or indirectly, an employee of the Company to leave the employ of the Company; or (c) recruit, employ, or carry on Business with, directly or indirectly, an employee of the Company that has left the employ of the Company within the period of one (1) year preceding the time of such action.