Home » Legal developments » European legislation » EU: authorities target non-poaching agreements between companies EU: authorities target non-poaching agreements between companies On 11 June 2025, France's competition authority announced a decision imposing a €30 million fine on three IT consulting companies for general non-poach agreements covering all employees and not limited in time. This marks a European trend towards extending competition law to human resources. By Antoine Piel. Published on 12 June 2025 à 17h35 - Update on 12 June 2025 à 17h35 Resources In April 2018, Ausy (now with 7,000 employees worldwide) came forward to the French authorities and sought leniency regarding its ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ with its competitor Alten in France not to poach each other’s employees. Seven years later, the move, which allowed the IT consulting firm to avoid a fine, led the Autorité de la Concurrence, France’s competition authority, to sanction three companies for these practices.… Antoine Piel Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.LinkedInThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Latest articles Longer careers: a new state of affairs for companies CSRD: social and environmental reporting market takes shape Analysis & Data Latest articles Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
