During the continuance of the employment, the employee pursuant to her/his general obligation arising from employment may not behave in a way that would endanger the legitimate economic interests of her/his employer, as well as the employee shall also be bound by an obligation of confidentiality. Is an oral non-compete agreement valid? Or, is it recommended that related agreements should be reduced to writing in order to avoid subsequent difficulties in providing evidences? An attorney at our law firm, Dr. Zita Orbán reports on the related regulations in the article published in the annex to the legal column of www.origo.hu portal. The article can be accessed through the following link: http://www.origo.hu/jog/lakossagi/20141021-titoktartas-es-versenytilalom-a-munkajogban.html
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