In normal countries these are only valid when the previous employer pays for the time you are not allowed to work. If I work at a bank as a developer then I ca

In normal countries these are only valid when the previous employer pays for the time you are not allowed to work. If I work at a bank as a developer then I can go straight to the next one, if the previous employer doesn't keep paying me a compensation for not working at the next bank. Not being able to 'in sales' as sibling commenter says here is just insane, and should not hold in court anywhere.