{"id":1455,"date":"2022-01-10T02:56:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T02:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uk.legalvision.com.au\/?p=1455"},"modified":"2024-05-29T06:13:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T05:13:17","slug":"how-does-a-non-compete-clause-work-in-england-and-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/how-does-a-non-compete-clause-work-in-england-and-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does a Non-Compete Clause Work in the UK?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a business owner, you value the products and services you are delivering to the market, particularly if they are unique to your business. The last thing you want is for an employee to leave and set up a competing operation. For this reason, many employers include a non-complete clause in employee contracts<\/a>. A non-compete clause stops your employee<\/a> from carrying out a particular action for a specified time after their employment contract has ended. For example, an employer may decide to include clauses to prevent:<\/span><\/p>\n