Does this Employment Contract Clause Prohibit a Side Business?

[atticus]

It is about work. It is not about whether or how you are paid. You are misdirecting yourself, as you are by focussing on "employment".

You came here seeking advice. It is up to you what you do with the advice you have been given.

[HaydR]

Thanks for the advice I do appreciate it!

My (non-expert) thinking... If 'work' were the operative word, it would suggest I couldn't carry out any work, whether paid/unpaid or employed/unemployed... I couldn't cut my neighbours grass for free, as this constitutes work... which is why I felt the need to read between the lines and focus on the type of employment.

I'll also seek out advice from an employment law specialist just to get a more detailed/tailored advice too, and I'll bump the thread with whatever I hear back!

Thanks