Post-contractual non-compete without compensation – valid?
Likely invalid — such a clause does not bind you.
§ 110 GewO extends §§ 74 ff. HGB to all employees. A post-contractual non-compete clause is therefore only enforceable if the employer commits to paying compensation of at least half the most recent regular contractual benefits for the duration of the prohibition (§ 74 (2) HGB). Without sufficient compensation the clause is non-binding and the employee may ignore it.
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Ist die Karenzentschädigung zu niedrig oder fehlt sie, sind Sie nicht an das Wettbewerbsverbot gebunden. Eine Pflicht zur Einhaltung besteht in diesen Fällen nicht.
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