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First of all I doubt that your non compete clause is going to hold up. 30 miles and 3 years for a clerk is way over the top in my experience. I had a non compete clause with a store manager in another line of business and the courts threw it out. Cost me a few thousand to go to court and defend it and I lost. Two bad things. The courts side with the employee, always have and always will. Second, just because they are talking about it does not mean they will do it. Lots and lots of people talk about doing stuff until they find out what is involved. Just because they work for you does not mean that they know how much it really costs to open their own place or that they have access to that much money. Third, if you believe they are going to do this and you cannot live with it then fire them and go on down the road. Life is too short to worry about things you cannot control. You cannot control if they will open a location. If you fire them or keep them doesn't matter, they will do what they will do. All you can control is how you feel about it and whether you keep them working at your salon.
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