Does anyone know whether industrial awards have any affect on a restraint clause in an employment contract, or they completely separate?
I'm asking because a friend who has been employed under an award and has been made redundant, has restraint clauses in his employment contract which appear to be unreasonable, as they preclude him from working with any competitor of his previous employer, for an extended period of time.
Aside from how a court would view these clauses, I wondered whether an award interacts with such clauses in an employment contract.