Labor Standards Act Article 9-1

An employer shall not make an after-resignation business strife limitation agreement with an employee unless the following requirements have been met:1. The employer has proper business interests that require being protected.2. The position or job of the employee entitles him or her to have access to or be able to use the employer’s trade secrets.3. The period, area, scope of occupational activities and prospective employers with respect to the business strife limitation shall not exceed a reasonable range.4. The employer shall reasonably compensate the employee concerned who does not engage in business strife activities for the losses incurred by him or her.The reasonable compensation referred to in Subparagraph 4 of the preceding Paragraph shall not include the remuneration received by the employee during employment.Any agreement in violation of any of the provisions of Paragraph 1 shall be null and void.The period of business strife limitation shall not exceed a maximum up to two years. If such a period is more than two years, then it shall be shortened to two years.