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25 Sep 2022 18:11

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Sunlit sector affected by Moonlighting-What is your view

Does it sound ironical, diabolical or hypothetical or simply a pun? No it is plain fact. Those who have read recent news reports in business sections of newspapers and internet tit-bits would have come across about this new development, mainly in IT sector.

We, the ordinary laymen, at least the bald headed old generation, had enjoyed walking on moonlit roads as that was the main lighting source at night in the old days. A full moon is always a favourite subject of romantic and poetic minds.

But the issue here is something different. Once the sunshine sector and now a sunlit sector, the IT sector in our country has now felt that they are somehow impacted by moonlighting- not by the celestial Moon, but by their own employees. In that regard 'moonlighting' means having a second job, and obviously, without the permission and concurrence of the first employer. One news report starts with "Moonlighting has emerged as a major challenge for IT companies at a time when most of them allow their employees to work from home…", a consequence of COVID Pandemic.

Just a couple of days back we read that WIPRO had dismissed about three hundred employees for 'moonlighting'. Many other companies also are worried and we may hear from them by and by.

I feel there are many points involved in this matter. A good discussion may bring out the various viewpoints from forum members. I invite members to make a good discussion .

#765348

26 Sep 2022 08:52

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One point people say they are over loaded or over burdened with the work and also cope up with the time of other region of the globe is a challenging. But on the other way, now we see this news report of moonlighting.

By this it is understood, IT sector is only paying more money for the less work unlike the earlier bank/govt officials. With the Covid pandemic, as employees work from home they could able to save time on travel, other self made domestic work as they stay in their own place and own home and so they have utilised the second job of different time of different global region. So I would say, these sunshine/sunlit sectors only made the people to be money making and ever our own educational system does not teach them to be honest to the boss.

But only with the news of WIPRO, we may think, they would have come up this year with some reason to dismiss and they found this moonlighting(earlier the new word coined recession). So only those who actually involved would only know about the real situation.

shasthranaam Ganitham moordhanisthitham

#765349

26 Sep 2022 09:51

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The author has raised a very interesting and important matter for discussion. Generally an organisation wants its employees to be loyal to it until unless it has given specific permission for taking up some outside jobs which is in the business interest of the organisation. Loyalty is very important especially in the niche areas. An employee can share the business and trade secrets of its company to others which would be a setback to the company and it has to be curtailed by the company in a ruthless manner. Working for many companies at the same time is an irregularity and is of unethical nature. It is obvious that companies will take action against the employees who are engaged in the moon lighting practices. IT is a very important and niche area and there is a tough competition between the companies to get the customers for its IT solutions and if employees work across the organisations then all sort of misdeeds could happen which will be detrimental to the companies and their profitability.

Knowledge is power.

#765382

26 Sep 2022 22:56

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Today I met an employee in IT sector. He said that now the IT companies who were having good gains due to work at home have now started calling employees to office.
The employees who were somewhat adjusted and accustomed to WFH especially the female employees having infants are feeling worried in resuming work from office.

#765399

27 Sep 2022 12:27

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After posting this thread next day there was a prominent news report on Moonlighting in Times Of India newspaper ascribing some more reasons for that. Today there is a feature article in Malayalam newspaper Malayala Manorama on moonlighting. So the matter is being taken as serious and debated in public domain.

#765417

27 Sep 2022 17:56

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I am hearing this issue these days from my sons. They say because of this problem only many IT companies are asking their employees to work from the office these days.
The conditions of employment will be prescribed in the appointment letter given by the employer to the employee. In addition to that there will be standing orders to the employees and an employee should not overlook them. If there is any special need the employee should take permission from the employer.
Earlier we all know that doctors working in government hospitals were not allowed to go to private practice. Similarly, government teachers were not allowed to take tuition. But both of them are allowed for private practice.
An employee should be loyal to the company for which he is working. If he feels that he is not getting due recognition, nothing wrong with giving a resignation and joining another company. But it is not correct to help other companies while you are working for another company.

drrao
always confident

#765524

30 Sep 2022 23:37

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'Moonlighting' has now developed into a national debate spreading among famed employers and employees. Top names in Industry and CEOs and ministers have come out with their opinion and views. Some industrialists seek stringent laws t curb moonlighting whereas others say even the existing laws can be applied. While Rishad Premji views moonlighting as 'Cheating, plain and simple' the Union Minister of State for Electronics &IT ,Rajeev Chandrasekhar says employees'. Want to monetise develop and demonstrate and achieve multiple things with their skills" and he recommends strongly that industry 'do not try and suppress that'.

I think ISC members also may take up this subject for a serious discussion.

#765554

01 Oct 2022 13:16

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If moonlighting doesn't affect the interest of the first employer and if the employee also can manage both jobs I don't see a problem here. Only if the second job impacts the first employer in terms of business then it's a concern. All companies have guidelines in the place where it is mentioned not to take up a second job without the permission of the first employer. It is done to protect the business interest of the company and that must be the norm and followed by the employees. At the same time, the work hours in the company are also fixed and no company can say a person has to engage with the official tasks 24*7 unless it is a service-oriented job. Now, beyond office hours if someone is engaged in a job which has no conflict of interest with the first job then there should not be any problem.

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Sunlit sector affected by Moonlighting-What is your view

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