Internet giant Tencent Holdings recently won a case against a former employee, who breached a non-compete agreement with the company. Photo: Reuters
Internet giant Tencent Holdings recently won a case against a former employee, who breached a non-compete agreement with the company. Photo: Reuters
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Former Tencent employee ordered to pay US$167,000 for breaching non-compete pact after joining TikTok owner ByteDance

  • The Beijing No 1 Intermediate People’s Court on March 22 issued a ruling against Chen Shuo for breaking a six-month non-compete agreement with Tencent
  • Chen was ordered to pay Tencent compensation for the breach and return the sum he received from the firm after signing the non-compete pact

Tracy Qu
Tracy Qu in Shanghai

Updated: 9:00pm, 5 Apr, 2021

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Internet giant Tencent Holdings recently won a case against a former employee, who breached a non-compete agreement with the company. Photo: Reuters
Internet giant Tencent Holdings recently won a case against a former employee, who breached a non-compete agreement with the company. Photo: Reuters
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