Exclusivity Clause for Contracted Working Hours

Organizations should include a clear exclusivity clause in employment contracts, contractor agreements, or related policy documents stating that a subject must not perform work for another employer, client, commercial entity, or personal business during contracted working hours without prior authorization.

The clause should focus on working-time availability, conflict of interest, and protection of organizational information. It should require disclosure and approval of any secondary employment or commercial activity that may overlap with contracted hours, reduce the subject’s availability, involve a competitor, supplier, customer, or other sensitive third party, or create a risk that organizational systems, information, contacts, materials, or work product could be misused.

The clause should also prohibit the use of organization-owned devices, accounts, credentials, networks, collaboration platforms, documents, customer information, intellectual property, or internal contacts for secondary employment or external commercial activity unless expressly authorized.

To remain jurisdiction-neutral, the clause should not attempt to prohibit all outside work. It should instead establish a defensible requirement that the subject remain available during contracted working hours, disclose relevant external work, avoid conflicts of interest, and protect organizational assets and information.