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Don’t let yourself be crippled by your non-compete clause

It’s definitely worth looking at the one you may have in your employment contract to see if it can even be enforced.

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Jeanette Tan

Jeanette Tan

Published Sun, Jan 15, 2023 · 06:18 PM
    • Noncompete clauses in your employment contract aren't necessarily as intimidating as your employer might want them to look.
    • Noncompete clauses in your employment contract aren't necessarily as intimidating as your employer might want them to look. PHOTO: PIXABAY

    LAST week, we learned that the US moved to ban companies from putting non-compete clauses into their employment contracts.

    While still at the proposal stage by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), it has been lauded by US President Joe Biden, known to be a generally pro-union and pro-worker leader throughout his political career.

    Experts there project a US$300 billion uplift in annual wages after the rule is passed, too.

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