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Non-compete clauses make it too hard to change jobs. Banning them for millions of Australians is a good move

  • Written by: William van Caenegem, Professor of Law, Bond University
Non-compete clauses make it too hard to change jobs. Banning them for millions of Australians is a good moveZivica Kerkez/Shutterstock

The Labor government used this week’s budget to announce it plans to ban non-compete agreements for employees on less than A$175,000 per year, a move that will affect about 3 million Australian workers.

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