# Non compete analysis de
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Deep-analysis skill for German post-employment non-compete clauses (Nachvertragliches Wettbewerbsverbot) governed by HGB §§ 74-75a. Use when reviewing…

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.

This skill performs deep enforceability analysis of German post-employment non-compete agreements (nachvertragliche Wettbewerbsverbote) under the HGB §§ 74-75a statutory scheme. It operates as the Germany-specific deep-analysis route from the cross-jurisdictional `legalcode-non-compete-analysis` router skill. **Covers:** - Full HGB §§ 74-75a compliance assessment (written form, Karenzentschädigung, scope) - Validity classification: VERBINDLICH / UNVERBINDLICH / NICHTIG / WAIVED - Karenzentschädigung calculation including variable remuneration under § 74b - Set-off calculation under § 74c (110%/125% thresholds, employee disclosure obligations) - Employer waiver mechanics: § 75 (termination, no pay) vs. § 75a (before termination, 12-month obligation) - GmbH-Geschäftsführer distinction and BGB § 138 analysis - Employee choice rights when clause is unverbindlich - Scope reasonableness analysis: temporal (2-year max), geographic, activity-based - Contractual penalty (Vertragsstrafe) clause validity - Interaction with employment termination type (ordinary/extraordinary, Aufhebungsvertrag) - BAG leading case law application (RSU exclusion, salvatorische Klausel, rescission) **Does not:** - Analyse non-competes in business-sale (Unternehmenskauf) contexts — different standard under BGB § 138 applies; note this and advise separate counsel - Review non-solicitation of customers or employees (standalone covenants) in isolation — see `legalcode-employment-agreement-review` for full employment agreement analysis - Cover non-compete obligations during employment (in-employment restrictions governed by BGB duty of loyalty, not HGB §§ ...

## Jurisdictions

Germany



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