09-02-2024, 06:28 PM
(09-02-2024, 05:00 PM)NeilP Wrote:(09-02-2024, 01:33 PM)black Wrote:(08-02-2024, 04:08 PM)PapaofGags Wrote: Hamilton ‘non-poaching’ clause set to prevent key Mercedes F1 departures. (MotorSport)
A non-poaching clause in Lewis Hamilton’s current Formula 1 contract is set to prevent his new Ferrari team being able to lure key Mercedes personnel along with him.
I wonder how easy that would be to enforce? I suspect there will be a few Mercedes people tempted to follow him South.
I suspect it breaks EU Law. It would have to be very specific language in relation to a current contract.
LOVE the new Avatar.
Love it or hate it, we (UK) aren't in the EU and the two working places for Merc are in the UK, so unless it's part of the legal framework of F1 which may be under EU law, I'm not sure this would be an issue. Neither can people be made redundant easily in some of the countries in the EU so how Ferrari, Sauber or other EU organisations halve their teams for the cost cap is a mystery to me.
I know in my business we have had anti poaching agreements for years. They rarely work if organisations really want experienced players.