Work & CareersWorkplaceAustralian economyPrint articleLabor urged to restrict rather than ban non-compete clausesEuan BlackWork and careers reporterApr 29, 2024 – 6.00amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLeading economists have urged the Albanese government to significantly restrict rather than ban the use of non-compete clauses in employment contracts to help revive Australia’s ailing productivity growth.Legal experts predicted last week that the US Federal Trade Commission’s prohibition on new non-compete clauses would embolden Labor to seriously consider issuing a blanket ban.Loading...Euan Black is a work and careers reporter at The Australian Financial Review. Email Euan at euan.black@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAustralian economyWorkplaceAndrew LeighSaul EslakeStart-ups Executive EducationPowered byLatest In WorkplaceFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Work and careersThe Australian Financial Review MagazineSports stars keep shifting their watch brand allegiancesBani McSpeddenDark Emu beer with native grains at this destination breweryCrocs turn 23 years old. Time to grow up and get shoesBOSS Financial ReviewFour women who started businesses after the age of 45Sally PattenWhat happened when Domain learnt it spent $36m a year on meetingsThe country’s highest-paid directors revealedLife & LeisureA backyard beehive and an on-trend merino sweater to wear this winterEugenie KellyWill BMW’s Neue Klasse range be the game-changing EVs they promise?The Australian gallery that made art fun turns 20Rich ListProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in GreeceYolanda RedrupCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jetOscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year success
