Every employee is forbidden from disclosing any confidential information about the business in which he or she works (Art. 44, Paragraph 7 of the Labor Code). This obligation not to divulge trade secrets survives the employment contract. Therefore, a non-compete agreement preventing an employee from using inside information for the benefit of another employer is indeed legal. It should include a stiff liquidated damages clause (?cl?usula penal?) to facilitate enforcement.