Skill

legalcode-non-compete-analysis-de

Deep-analysis skill for German post-employment non-compete clauses (Nachvertragliches Wettbewerbsverbot) governed by HGB §§ 74-75a. Use when reviewing, drafting, or advising on a non-compete agreement in Germany for any commercial employee (Handlungsgehilfe), whether as employer or employee. Covers the full HGB §§ 74-75a statutory framework including mandatory Karenzentschädigung calculation (minimum 50% of last contractual remuneration under § 74), validity classification (verbindlich / unverbindlich / nichtig), the critical employee choice right when a clause is unverbindlich, employer waiver mechanics under § 75 (at termination — no compensation) and § 75a (before termination — 12-month compensation obligation), set-off rules under § 74c (110%/125% thresholds), 2-year temporal maximum, geographic and activity scope reasonableness under § 74a, and the GmbH-Geschäftsführer distinction (§ 138 BGB, not § 74 HGB). Produces VERBINDLICH / UNVERBINDLICH / NICHTIG / WAIVED classification with per-deficiency remediation, confidence-scored analysis, and Glass Box audit trail. Routes from the cross-jurisdictional legalcode-non-compete-analysis skill.