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Articles 16/11/2010

NON-COMPETITION AND CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSES IN THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS IN BRAZIL

In accordance with the author “due to the globalization and the huge competition in the employment market in general, companies have developed a growing concern about the confidentiality of their information including their business, strategies and future projects, thus, keeping them all in absolute secrecy.” The author also confirms that “it is totally possible to insert Non-competition and Confidentiality Clauses in employment contracts in Brazil because these obligations are already implicit in the contract and the employee must observe and understand these clauses and must not use confidential information, to which he has access due to, for his own benefit or for the benefit of others under the penalty of having his employment terminated for cause”.

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