Dear New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited,

Under the Official Information Act 1982, I request the following information regarding restraint of trade clauses in employment agreements at your organisation:

1. Does your organisation include restraint of trade or non-compete clauses in any employment agreements? If yes:

2. How many current employees are bound by such clauses?

3. What proportion of your total staff are subject to these clauses?

4. What is the nature of these restraints, specifically:
a) The duration of the restraints
b) The geographic scope of the restraints
c) The specific activities or sectors that employees are restricted from engaging in
d) Any variation in restraint conditions based on employee roles or departments

5. Since January 2020, how many times has the organisation sought to enforce these restraint clauses against former employees?

6. What costs has the organisation incurred in relation to the enforcement of these clauses since January 2020?

Yours faithfully,

A Barker