Typical PTRs
Most commonly, PTRs are used to restrict a departing employee for a specified period from:

1. Joining competitors
2. Poaching employees
3. Soliciting clients or customers; and/or
4. Dealing with clients or suppliers

Depending on the departing employee’s connections to clients and suppliers, courts could be persuaded that sensible safeguards are necessary to protect an ex-employer’s customer connections and confidential information. In this regard, it is well accepted that customer connections and confidential information are valid and legitimate commercial interests justifying PTRs