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Outlawed? No, and never, ever has been.

What a lot of companies attempt to do is put in anti-compete clauses in to the civil employment contract.

They are often unenforceable or if they are they are heavily time limited unless a large financial incentive is provided to balance the loss of earnings.



Exactly this, non competes are mostly only binding if there is adquate compensation involved.

If your contract only says "Not allowed to work in the field for X month after leaving" and there is no compensation, it's toilet paper.


Would you edit in which country you're referring, too?


I'm from the UK, but it's the same for most countries. Moving companies in the same field is not illegal, it's called a career.




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