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Business
Non-Compete Agreement
A contract that prevents an employee from joining a competitor or starting a similar business for a set period after leaving.
Non-competes protect company secrets and customer relationships. They must be reasonable in time, geography, and scope to be enforceable. Many countries are tightening rules on them to protect employee mobility.
It's a promise that says 'you can't take what you learned here and use it against us right away'.
Real world: A software developer signs a non-compete when joining a fintech startup. If they leave, they can't work for a direct rival for 12 months. Courts sometimes limit overly broad non-competes.
💡 A fair non-compete protects the business without trapping the employee forever.