首相表示，对员工离职后行为所设的限制已经“越界”。作者：保罗·塞登 安迪·伯纳姆承诺将限制企业约束离职员工行为的能力。
The prime minister says restrictions on what workers can do after leaving roles have "gone too far". By Paul Seddon Andy Burnham has promised to curb companies' ability to restrict what their workers can do after leaving their job.
在发表演讲时，这位首相表示，劳动合同中使用竞业禁止条款已经“越界”，并正在阻碍英国创新型企业的发展。
In a speech, the prime minister said the use of non-compete clauses in employment contracts had "gone too far" and was holding innovative UK companies back.
他补充说，这些条款迫使员工离职后无法获得报酬，同时也让成长型公司更难招聘新员工。
He added the clauses had forced workers to go without pay after leaving a role, as well as making it harder for growing firms to hire new staff.
在本月晚些时候的预算案公布之前，他还表示，在税收方面“还有更多工作要做”，以鼓励有前景的企业留在英国。
Ahead of the Budget later this month, he also said there was "more to do" on tax to encourage promising firms to stay in the UK.
自去年年底以来，基尔·斯塔默爵士领导的政府一直在研究对竞业禁止条款可能采取的限制措施，包括全面禁止、在特定薪资门槛以上禁止使用，或限制条款的有效期。
Sir Keir Starmer's government had been exploring possible restrictions on non-compete clauses since late last year, including a total ban, banning them above a certain salary threshold, or limiting how long they can last.
尽管这类条款通常与金融服务和科技行业相关，但政府引用的研究估计，英国约有500万个工作岗位受到这些条款的影响，且条款有效期通常为六个月左右。
Although commonly associated with the financial services and technology sectors, research cited by the government has estimated around 5 million jobs in Britain are covered by the clauses, typically lasting around six months.
在曼彻斯特的一场商业峰会上，伯纳姆确认，他的政府将推进新立法，确保这些条款“不再成为”招聘新员工的障碍。
Speaking at a business summit in Manchester, Burnham confirmed his government would press ahead with new legislation to ensure the clauses can "no longer be a barrier" to hiring new staff.
他补充说，这些条款的使用导致员工无法离职加入其他公司，或转而创办自己的企业，并指出：“我认为这会抑制创新。”他提到1995年一项具有里程碑意义的法院裁决——该裁决被认为彻底改变了欧洲足球转会市场——并表示，他希望限制竞业禁止条款能够成为“创新领域的博斯曼裁决”。
He added that their use had stopped workers leaving to join other companies, or founding their own firms instead, adding: "I think that's a drag on innovation." Referencing a landmark 1995 court ruling that is credited with revolutionising the football transfer market in Europe, he said he hoped reining in non-compete clauses could prove the "Bosman ruling for the innovation sector".
投资者信心问题 伯纳姆并未具体说明他计划实施的限制范围，但暗示这些限制将适用于“日常经济”，同时也有助于“有前景的初创企业和正在扩张的公司”。
Investor confidence concerns Burnham did not specify the scope of the restrictions he is planning, but suggested they would apply to the "everyday economy" as well as helping "promising start-ups and scaling firms".
据了解，政府计划在10月28日预算案公布的同时，披露拟议限制措施的细节。这一消息最初由政治新闻网（Politico）和《金融时报》率先报道。
It is understood that the government is planning to unveil details of the proposed restrictions, which were first reported by Politico and the Financial Times, alongside the Budget on 28 October. The previous Conservative government had ruled out a total ban on non-compete clauses, after hearing from employers that it could reduce investor confidence in the UK or prompt companies to tighten how they share information internally.
此前保守党政府曾排除了全面禁止竞业限制条款的可能性，因为雇主方面表示，此举可能削弱投资者对英国的信心，或促使企业收紧内部信息共享方式。
The prime minister sought to frame the announcement on non-compete clauses as part of a wider government pitch to boost innovative sectors of the economy.
首相试图将竞业限制条款的宣布框定为政府更广泛推动经济创新领域发展的一部分。
He told the summit that although the UK was home to outstanding research and start-ups, too many companies had gone abroad in search of investment.
他在峰会上表示，尽管英国拥有出色的研究和初创企业，但太多公司选择赴海外寻求投资。
He also signalled that the government would "say more" at the Budget about plans to use public investment as a way to encourage private funding in the economy.
他还表示，政府将在预算案中就利用公共投资撬动民间资金投入经济的计划“进一步说明”。
He added that he wanted all UK regions to have a dedicated fund to do this, modelled on the Good Growth Fund launched in Greater Manchester last year, during his tenure as mayor of the city-region.
他补充说，他希望英国所有地区都拥有专项基金来实现这一目标，仿照去年他担任大曼彻斯特市长期间在该地区推出的“良好增长基金”模式。
He also hinted that the government was looking at ensuring the tax system to ensure the UK can retain high-growth companies.
他还暗示，政府正在考虑完善税收制度，以确保英国能够留住高增长企业。
He said: "One of our biggest challenges is breaking through our own ceiling.
他说：“我们面临的最大挑战之一是突破自身的天花板。我们的最佳创意往往在海外得到发展并实现规模化，随之而去的还有就业机会、技术和投资。”
Too often, our best ideas are developed and scaled overseas, and with it the jobs, technology and investment that goes with them."
“因此，我知道在这方面还有更多工作要做，特别是在税收方面，以鼓励企业留下来并发展壮大。”
"So I know there is more to do to fix that, specifically on tax, to encourage people to stay and scale."