Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award: Aly Esmail

• Proposed legislation would remove non-compete barriers for promising start-ups and scaling firms.
• Workers can currently face restrictions on joining rivals or launching competing businesses.
• The government also wants to help UK start-ups grow into global companies rather than sell up early.

UK start-ups could find it easier to hire experienced workers from established companies under proposed legislation targeting non-compete clauses, restrictions that can prevent employees from joining competitors or setting up businesses of their own after leaving a job.

The announcement, made at the Innovation Nation Summit in Manchester, forms part of a wider push to strengthen Britain's innovation economy and help home-grown companies grow into global businesses.