08-21-2011, 01:16 PM
Hi Ladies!
I've been working at a salon on Saturday's for over a year and just gave notice to leave the end of August The owner is okay with that, I was an employee, just not busy enough to justify a 70 km (return) trip to the salon once a week. She understands as there were over 100 nails clients when the previous owner sold the salon to her. Now there are just a handful and while there may be a number of reasons for that she just learned the previous owner of the salon - who signed a contract restricting her from operating a business within 50 kms for two years - has set up shop in the same town, instructing on nails, selling nail products and doing clients. She sold the salon one year ago last May.
The owner just told me this yesterday and is wondering what to do. I asked her how she found out and one hair client mentioned she had her nails done by this former owner at her home (located in the same town and definitely within 50 kms!)! The current owner is suspicious she may have downloaded her client list and contacted them all, which may partly explain the disappearance of most of the previous clients.
I told her it appears the former owner is clearly in breach of her contract and she may be able to have a "cease and desist" order issued. But I don't know very much about this sort of thing.
Do you ladies have any thoughts? Suggestions???
Thanks ladies! I'd appreciate any ideas you might have..!!!!
Bethanne
I've been working at a salon on Saturday's for over a year and just gave notice to leave the end of August The owner is okay with that, I was an employee, just not busy enough to justify a 70 km (return) trip to the salon once a week. She understands as there were over 100 nails clients when the previous owner sold the salon to her. Now there are just a handful and while there may be a number of reasons for that she just learned the previous owner of the salon - who signed a contract restricting her from operating a business within 50 kms for two years - has set up shop in the same town, instructing on nails, selling nail products and doing clients. She sold the salon one year ago last May.
The owner just told me this yesterday and is wondering what to do. I asked her how she found out and one hair client mentioned she had her nails done by this former owner at her home (located in the same town and definitely within 50 kms!)! The current owner is suspicious she may have downloaded her client list and contacted them all, which may partly explain the disappearance of most of the previous clients.
I told her it appears the former owner is clearly in breach of her contract and she may be able to have a "cease and desist" order issued. But I don't know very much about this sort of thing.
Do you ladies have any thoughts? Suggestions???
Thanks ladies! I'd appreciate any ideas you might have..!!!!
Bethanne