Non-compete clauses in the UAE: Can your employer stop you from working for a competitor?
You resign from your job and receive an offer from a competitor. Your employment contract contains a non-compete clause. Can your former employer prevent you from taking the new job? The verdict: potentially, but not every non-compete clause is enforceable under UAE law. I. What is a non-compete clause? A non-compete clause restricts an employee, after leaving their employment, from competing with their former employer or participating in a competing business in the same indu
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