Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Non-compete clauses make it too hard to change jobs. Banning them for millions of Australians is a good move

(Version anglaise seulement)

par William van Caenegem, Professor of Law, Bond University

The Labor government used this week’s budget to announce it plans to ban non-compete agreements for employees on less than A$175,000 per year, a move that will affect about 3 million Australian workers.

Describing them as “unfair”, a media release by federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers said non‑compete clauses “are holding back Australian workers from switching to better, higher‑paying jobs”. Banning non-compete clauses could lift the…

Lire l'article complet