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Moonlighting has sparked off a heated debate in India Inc, with top honchos coming out on different sides. Days after Wipro fired 300 workers for moonlighting, IT firms are now reaching out to legal experts to help to re-evaluate and redraft existing employment contracts. A consultant told us that the potential challenges around moonlighting will create the need for companies to ensure contracts are more watertight and clear boundaries laid down.
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IT firms are reaching out to legal experts to tackle the major headache brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic – moonlighting. The furore around moonlighting is now pushing companies, led by IT/ITeS and technology players, to seek legal help to re-evaluate and redraft existing employment contracts.
Details: A bunch of law firms that we spoke to, including Khaitan & Co, AZB & Partners, A&P Partners and Sarvaank Associates, said they have been seeing a sharp jump in companies reaching out to them seeking help in redrafting employment agreements, figuring out loopholes, making contracts more robust, enforcing restrictions, or even enabling moonlighting with necessary checks and balances.
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