Post-employment
Obligations that continue after employment ends, restricting certain activities.
Plain English
Limits on what you can do after leaving, particularly dealing with your former department on behalf of someone else.
If you’re new here
Check before you accept an offer, not after. Obligations can attach well below the executive level.
What they probably mean
“There are rules about your next job.”
Interpretation offered as humour, not authoritative guidance.
Bureaucracy level
How much government-speak this phrase carries. Playful indicator, not a judgement of anyone using it.
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