Worker non-compete clauses and other restraints

This consultation process has now been completed. Submissions available
Date
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Consultation Type
Issues Paper

Key Documents

Issues paper

The Competition Review is inviting public submissions to its issues paper.

The issues paper covers emerging concerns relating to:

  • non-competes and other restraint of trade agreements between businesses and workers
  • no-poach and wage-fixing agreements between businesses.

Workers and employer questionnaire

The Competition Review Taskforce is also seeking feedback from workers and employers through a questionnaire. This is in addition to targeted stakeholder engagement and meetings to gather diverse perspectives from workers, business and other experts on these matters.

The feedback will inform the Australian Government’s consideration of whether reform is needed.

The questionnaires are open until 31 May 2024.

Worker questionnaire

Employees and independent contractors can complete a short questionnaire on non‑competes and other restraint of trade clauses that may restrict workers from shifting to another role.

The responses will help inform the Competition Review’s investigation.

Please do not include any personal or identifying information in your questionnaire response.

Take the worker questionnaire

Employer questionnaire

Employers can complete a short questionnaire on non-competes and other restraint of trade clauses that may restrict workers from shifting to another role.

Please do not include any personal or identifying information in your questionnaire response.

Take the employer questionnaire

Submissions

47 submissions were received for this consultation, including 3 confidential submissions.

Submissions

3 submissions were received for this consultation, including 2 confidential submissions.