> with 0 compensation I don't agree compensation would be any useful. In France non-compete agreements must be compensated proportionnaly. Example: My company

> with 0 compensation I don't agree compensation would be any useful. In France non-compete agreements must be compensated proportionnaly. Example: My company prohibited me from working with the customers on the whole territory of France for a duration of 3 months, paid at 1/3 of the salary per month. The real mean clause is that they can decide whether to apply it or not, and they can tell you on the day you leave. Therefore: They save, except when the employee gets hired by the customer, in which case they only have to spend 33% of the salary for 3 months to prevent you from working. Last point, in France, Company-to-Employee non-competes are restricted, but Company-to-Company are not. Which makes things hard for consultants. So don't fall in that trap: Asking for a compensation will only seem fair on the surface. Require your government to drop non-competes altogether, and both for employees and B2B contracts.