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APAC’s tight labour market pushes employers to revamp restraint of trade clauses
25/10/2022
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Shani Alexander
Shani Alexander, Senior Reporter

Employers’ efforts to prevent workers from jumping ship to competitors or launching their own businesses without restriction are becoming increasingly difficult across Asia-Pacific, as new legislation and a tight labour market give employees more power.

As with most labour relations issues, a one-size-fits-all approach to restraint of trade clauses does not work across the Asia-Pacific region. For example, while such clauses cannot exceed 12 months in Australia, Japan allows non-competes for up to two years.