22 May 2025
Ref: OIA-25-022
A Barker
By Email
: [FYI request #30949 email]
Tēnā koe A Barker
Official Information Act 1982 request for employment agreement information.
Thank you for your email of 11 May 2025, requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the
fol owing information:
“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, specifical y:
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?”
Cal aghan Innovation does not include restraint of trade or non-compete clauses as part of employment
agreements. Therefore, your request is being declined in accordance with Section 18(e), as the information
requested does not exist.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about
how to make a complaint is available a
t www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Katie McNal y
Chief People Officer
Callaghan Innovation
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