Okuzeka
Human Resources vocabulary · Contracts & Policies

Non-compete clause

Meaning in human resources, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In human resources, non-compete clause means: A part of an employment contract that limits an employee from working for a competitor or starting a similar business for a period after leaving.

In Turkish: rekabet yasağı maddesi, rekabet etmeme şartı

How it is used

Also called a non-compete agreement, or a restrictive covenant in the UK. Whether it can be enforced depends on national law and on how long, wide and reasonable it is; some places limit or ban such clauses.

Example sentences

  1. His contract has a six-month non-compete clause covering the UK and Ireland.

  2. Our lawyers are checking whether the non-compete clause is too broad.

Common collocations

  • enforce a non-compete clause
  • six-month non-compete
  • restrictive covenant
  • breach of a non-compete
  • confidentiality agreementA legal agreement in which a person promises not to share certain private information, such as business plans, client data or salaries, with others.
  • employment contractA legal agreement between an employer and an employee that sets out the job, pay, working hours, holidays and other terms of work.
  • notice periodThe amount of time an employee or employer must give between announcing that a job will end and the last day of work.
  • terminationThe ending of an employment contract, usually by the employer, but in a wider sense for any reason, including resignation or the end of a fixed term.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

More terms: Contracts & Policies

Practise with graded reading

Reading at the right level is the fastest way to make new words stick. Pick free English books by level: