Zabrana natjecanja radnika s poslodavcem

master's thesis

• Title (english): Prohibition of competition between employee and employer
• Author: Dora Kekez
• Mentor: Ivana Vukorepa (mentor)
• Committee member: Ivana Vukorepa (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ivana Grgurev (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Viktor Gotovac (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Law; (Labour Law and Social Security); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-10-26, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Law

Abstract

Zabrana natjecanja radnika s poslodavcem predstavlja pravni institut koji je uređen Zakonom o radu. Odredbama zakona prvenstveno se štiti poslodavac od nedopuštenih radnji kojima bi radnik naštetio njegovom tržišnom položaju. Zakonska zabrana natjecanja propisana je u 101. čl. ZR-a te se ona primjenjuje na svaki radni odnos koji je zasnovan ugovorom o radu, neovisno o volji stranaka. Njome je izričito zabranjeno da radnik za vrijeme trajanja radnog odnosa sklapa poslove u okviru poslodavčeve djelatnosti izvan svoga zaposlenja. Ugovorna zabrana natjecanja, kao druga podvrsta, uređena je čl. 102.-106. ZR. Ugovornom zabranom natjecanja može se propisati da se radnik određeno vrijeme, maksimalno dvije godine, nakon prestanka radnog odnosa ne smije zaposliti kod druge pravne ili fizičke osobe koja je u tržišnom natjecanju s poslodavcem, te da ne smije za svoj račun ili za tuđi sklapati poslove kojima se natječe s poslodavcem.
U ovom radu detaljno su razjašnjene obje vrste zabrane natjecanja radnika s poslodavcem te je provedena analiza i stavljen je poseban naglasak na presude hrvatskih sudova koje su donesene u povodu ove tematike. Prikazano je kako je institut zabrane natjecanja unesen u hrvatski pravni sustav te kako su ga pobliže oblikovali posebni propisi za određene djelatnosti. Kroz rad istaknute su prednosti i nedostaci pravnog instituta, a također je opisano kako su druge zemlje u svojim pravnim sustavima uredile i oblikovale zabranu natjecanja radnika s poslodavcem.

Abstract (english)

The prohibition of competition between the employee and the employer is a legal institution which is regulated by the Labour law. The provisions of the law primarily protect the employer from illegal actions that can affect worker's market position. The legal prohibition of competition in Croatian law is prescribed in the article 101 of Labour law and it applies to every employment relationship based on an employment contract, regardless of the will of the parties. It is explicitly prohibited for the employee to enter business within the scope of the employer's activity outside of his employment during the duration of the employment relationship. Contractual prohibition of competition, as another subtype, is prescribed in the articles 102-106. A contractual non-competition clause may prescribe that for a certain period, a maximum of two years, after the termination of the employment relationship, the employee may not be employed by another person who is in market competition with the employer, and that he may not, on his own account or on behalf of others, enter transactions that compete with the employer.
This paper explains in detail both types of prohibition of competition between employee and the employer with a special emphasis on the judgments of Croatian courts that were passssed on this topic. It demonstrates how the institution of non-competition was introduced into the Croatian legal system and how it was further shaped by special regulations for certain activities. The paper also describes how other countries in their legal systems have regulated and shaped the prohibition of competition between the employee and the employer.

• Keywords: Zakon o radu; zakonska zabrana natjecanja; ugovorna zabrana natjecanja; ugovor o radu; radni odnos; tržišno natjecanje; ugovorna kazna
• Keywords (english): The labour law; legal prohibiton of competition; contractual prohibition of competition; contract of employment; employment relationship; market competition; contractual penalty
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:199:901984
• Study programme: Title: Law; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra prava (magistar/magistra prava)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-11-03 10:18:53