What can employers learn from Beyonce’s hit song, “Single Ladies”? A surprising amount, I would suggest, when it comes to drafting non-competition clauses.
A decision from the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench (equivalent to Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice), Enerflow Industries Inc. v Surefire Industries Ltd., 2013 ABQB 196 (CanLII), provides a solid overview of the enforceability of non-competition clauses and this blog will explain why sometimes it pays to "put a ring on it."