A non-compete agreement is defined in the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) as: 67.1 …[A]n agreement, or any part of an agreement, between an employer and an employee that prohibits the employee from engaging in any business, work, occupation, profession, project, or other activity that is in competition with the employer’s business after the employment …
When searching for a job, individuals may turn to a temporary help agency or a recruiter for help. A temporary help agency is defined in the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”), as an “employer that employs persons for the purpose of assigning them to perform work on a temporary basis for clients of the employer”. …