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Non-compete agreements and other restraints can end up hurting Australian workers – and all of us pay the price

By Paula McDonald, Professor of Work and Organisation, Queensland University of Technology
Andrew Stewart, Professor of Work and Regulation, Queensland University of Technology

A range of contractual clauses can be used to limit how and where you work after you leave a job. While they may protect legitimate business interests, their overuse undermines job mobility and innovation.

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