Labour market

Kick-off – the Tondela Opinion and its Background  On 15 May 2025, AG Emiliou delivered his Opinion on the request for a preliminary ruling submitted by the Portuguese Tribunal da Concorrência,…

Merger control has long been a cornerstone of competition enforcement in Germany, with the Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) known for wielding its mandate decisively and not shying away from blocking…

The application of competition rules to the conduct and concentrations of employers has been called ‘the new frontier for competition policy’ (see here). This so-called ‘labour antitrust’ has been…

Introduction On 03.12.2024, the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) announced that the Competition Board (“Board”) had adopted the Guidelines on Competition Infringements in Labour Markets (…

Introduction Competition law is a fundamental component of market regulation designed to prevent anti-competitive practices that can harm both consumers and the overall market structure…

On 3 May, the EC published a policy brief on labor markets. The existing legal framework allows the EC and EU national competition authorities to take decisive action against anticompetitive…

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (the “CMA”) has published a research report on competition and market power in labour markets. The report is likely to reinforce the CMA’s determination to…

Introduction The debate about expanding competition law goals is a hot topic in the global competition policy agenda. The return of the antitrust debate in public opinion, due to the rise of Big…

In a policy paper on “Smarter Regulation to Grow the Economy”, the UK government has announced proposals to limit the duration of non-compete clauses in employment contracts to three months. This…