Is it a overlord clause for the original company to ask not to sign contracts with other companies after canceling the contract with the original company?

Legal analysis: After the termination of the contract with the original company, the original company requested not to sign contracts with other companies. Whether it belongs to the overlord clause should be determined according to the actual situation. After the employee with confidentiality obligation terminates the contract with the original company, the original company may require that it cannot sign a contract with other companies within two years, which is not considered as the overlord clause, but the employer must pay compensation; If the laborer does not undertake the obligation of confidentiality, it should belong to the overlord clause, and there can be no such agreement.

Legal basis: Article 23 of the Labor Contract Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the employer and the employee may agree in the labor contract to keep the business secrets of the employer and confidential matters related to intellectual property rights.

For the workers who have the obligation of confidentiality, the employer may stipulate the non-competition clause with the workers in the labor contract or confidentiality agreement, and stipulate that after the labor contract is dissolved or terminated, the economic compensation will be paid to the workers on a monthly basis during the non-competition period. If the laborer violates the non-competition agreement, he shall pay liquidated damages to the employer in accordance with the agreement. Twenty-fourth persons with non-competition restrictions are limited to the senior managers, senior technicians and other personnel with confidentiality obligations of the employing unit. The scope, area and time limit of non-competition shall be agreed by the employer and the employee, and the agreement on non-competition shall not violate the provisions of laws and regulations.

After the dissolution or termination of the labor contract, if the personnel specified in the preceding paragraph go to other employers that have a competitive relationship with their own units to produce or operate similar products or engage in similar businesses, or start their own businesses to produce or operate similar products or engage in similar businesses, the non-competition period shall not exceed two years.