According to the provisions of Article 23 of the Labor Contract Law, the employer may stipulate confidential matters in the labor contract, or enter into a separate confidentiality agreement with the employee who has confidentiality obligations. According to Article 16 of the Labor Contract Law, the confidentiality agreement shall come into effect after both parties reach an agreement through consultation and sign or seal the text, without going through the fingerprint procedure. But in order to avoid the dispute that it is difficult to judge the authenticity of the signature, it is better to follow the fingerprint.
Labor Contract Law
Article 16 A labor contract shall come into effect after the employer and the employee reach an agreement through consultation and sign or seal the text of the labor contract.
The text of the labor contract is held by the employer and the employee respectively.
Article 23 The employer and the employee may agree in the labor contract to keep the employer's business secrets and confidential matters related to intellectual property rights.
For the workers who have the obligation of confidentiality, the employer may stipulate the non-competition clause with the workers in the labor contract or confidentiality agreement, and stipulate that after the labor contract is dissolved or terminated, the economic compensation will be paid to the workers on a monthly basis during the non-competition period. If the laborer violates the non-competition agreement, he shall pay liquidated damages to the employer in accordance with the agreement.