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using a non-compete agreement [1] in the employment contract or as a condition for a severance package, etc. May or may not be enforceable depending on a milli
by timpattinson 6y ago
using a non-compete agreement [1] in the employment contract or as a condition for a severance package, etc.
May or may not be enforceable depending on a million different factors.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-compete_clause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-compete_clause
- skrause 6y agoSince TeamViewer is a German company I looked up the rules for a non-compete clause in Germany (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wettbewerbsverbot#Nach_Beendigung_des_Arbeitsverh%C3%A4ltnisses_(Nachvertragliches_Wettbewerbsverbot) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wettbewerbsverbot#Nach_Beendig...): 1. It can only be valid for up to two years after your employment ends. 2. Your former employer has to continue to pay you at least half of your last salary during the non-compete time.
- MaxBarraclough 6y agoPoint 2 is interesting. From the employer's point of view, it must effectively act as a high tax on non-compete clauses, still stopping short of an outright ban.