Election results 2024: What changes can employers expect?

Non-compete clauses

There is nothing in the Labour manifesto or its New Deal for Working People about banning or restricting non-compete clauses in employment contracts, but it is something to keep an eye on.

Recently, the US Federal Trade Commission announced a rule comprehensively banning non-compete clauses in employment contracts across the USA (although this is currently subject to legal challenge by some States).

In recent years, the UK Government has consulted on restricting the use of non-competes with an eye on practices in the USA and to increase competitiveness in the economy, but as yet no formal measures have been forthcoming.