Restriction clauses are often present in agency contracts, so NASA will mirror this where relevant.
Our restrictive covenant is a standard clause that is found in a number of contracts between umbrellas and agencies, confirming that during your employment, and for a period after your employment ends, you agree not to approach the end client you have been working for, or any customers you have provided business to, in an attempt to seek new employment. This is to prevent you “cutting out” the agency from the agreement.
However, if your agency has an existing agreement with your end client or have provided consent for you to “go direct” then you are not bound by this clause. But this would be something you would have to discuss with your agency if you were looking to take this action. The restrictive covenant would not apply to your assignment if a similar clause was not found in the assignment contract or master agreement that we would receive from your agency.