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Poppy Johnston

Non-compete clauses could slow higher pay, productivity

Clauses in contracts can stop employees working for a competitor. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian workers could be missing out on higher pay because of a common clause in contracts that stops employees moving to competitors.

About one in five employers are using what are known as non-compete clauses, according to an entirely new dataset released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for the first time on Wednesday.

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