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Ask HN: Employer 'Outside work' agreements
Hi there - we have a lot of developers in our company and we would like to come up with a reasonable employee 'outside work' agreement. We're open to devs moonlighting on their own stuff and getting paid for their own stuff, but not on company time.
Is there a good example agreement out there that is reasonable for both the employer and the employee? We'd love for employees that invent things OUTSIDE of work time and they should OWN them.
- fasdfdsafas 9y agoIt seems like the simple solution is to not worry about what employees do after work.
- itamarst 9y agoGitHub has one, though I can't vouch for details: https://github.com/github/balanced-employee-ip-agreement https://github.com/github/balanced-employee-ip-agreement
- h0h0h0 9y agoThanks this is a perfect starting point.
- PaulHoule 9y agoIf somebody wants to make some IP as "belonging to them", they can make a provisional patent application, which costs $60, is very easy, you do not need a lawyer. Sign the right people's names as the inventor and get a statement that the company has no claim on this invention. Or vice versa if the company wants to say "this belongs to us"