COVENANTS NOT TO COMPETE IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Such covenants are null and void
A non-competition clause, a.k.a. a covenant not to compete, is a stipulation between the employer and the employee whereby the latter is restricted in his right to work in a given way upon termination of the latter’s contract of employment. Typically, a non-competition clause will prohibit an employee from seeking employment, or being directly or indirectly involved in the same type of industry or business conducted by another employer. According to the laws of the Netherlands Antilles, any non-competition clause related to an employment contract is null and void and thus not enforceable. This …
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