In my opinion, there's no loophole. Sounds like it's clearly written and you've signed it. And there's tonnes of jobs an audito can do besides joining a competitor. Looks clearcut to me. You simply have to decide whether they will sue or won't sue if you go ahead to join a competitor. Alternatively, you can try to negotiate to compensate them to release you from the contract.

It is not enforceable if the restriction is too wide. If you're an auditor, and you're not allowed to get a job as an auditor in any other company, then you an never leave your current job. Ever. Until the day you retire. Unless you can afford to take a 2 year break.

It needs to be interpreted much more narrowly than that. An auditor needs to be able to change jobs, without retraining as a doctor.

The restriction also needs to be view from the point of view of the employer. The terms says you cannot work for a competitor of your employer. Not that you cannot work for any firms offering auditing services. There has got to be more than 11 companies in Malaysia doing auditing. Perhaps they are much smaller.

The point of the restriction is to prevent you bring trade secrets to a competitor or bringing your clients along.

I think the main problem is TS has been offered a job at a competitor of his present employer. One of the few the non-compete agreement is specifically aim at. He's phrasing the question in such a way as to show how absurd this restriction is (sorry to be so blunt).

Unless you've specialized to such a degree that the part of auditing you've focussed on is so narrow, it's only possible to get any job in one of those 11 companies, it'll be very difficult for you to get it set aside, and go work for one of the competitors.

So, im supposed that im stuck here forever? the competitor im joining put 6 months period of restrain of trade which to me is quite accepteble.

However, i have a discussion with the GM from another department yesterday. He said, where im going is not a problem be it a competitor or not. As long i remain professional and did not disclose any confidential information bout the company. Does not mean that after two years can talk bad bout your past employer, revaeal all the secrets, approach the clients and all that. Im too nice to do all that  .