Non-compete Agreements in a Rigid Labour Market: The Case of Italy

Moreover, in this case, NCCs may come in exchange for little or no compensation and not be the result of a negotiation of the worker with the employer but be the by- product of a unilateral decision of the latter, as it happens in the case of take-or-leave contracts. [...] The recent evidence on monopsony power and, more specifically, on the overuse and misuse of NCCs has reignited the debate in the Unites States.9 In 2016, the Obama Administration proposed a ban for certain categories of workers, an increase in transparency and the elimination of unenforceable 7 An important facilitator of the diffusion of ideas is, perhaps unsurprisingly, the movement of workers a. [...] 14 4.1 Content of the survey The survey focused on six main aspects beyond the basic socio-demographic characteristics of the respondent: information on the current employment relationship (occupation, sector, type of contract, size of the company as well as the respondent’s employment history with the employer, the training received (if any), the access to private information (if any) and the sat. [...] During the cognitive test, the respondents were asked to fill the survey in the premises of the survey company and under the supervision of an expert, discussing in detail the phrasing of the questions and the answer items which they were found to be unclear or ambiguous. [...] The arguments reported by the panel members usually revolve around the following main areas: • The rewards that can be achieved by filling properly the surveys; • The management of the panel (respect of the commitments, the responsiveness of the company, the ability to solve problems); • The quality of the questionnaires (from the respondents' point of view): the fact that they are well done, erro.