Wipro's recent firing of 300 employees for moonlighting, a practice of taking up a second job or projects on the sly, has created a stir in the IT industry. Some companies have adopted the practice of moonlighting that came into prominence during the pandemic, some have fired employees for practising it while some are deliberating on future courses.
But experts said there are no specific laws in India regarding dual jobs for IT professionals or people working in positions that are administrative or supervisory.
Moneycontrol interacted with a few corporate lawyers to clear the fog around the legal aspects of moonlighting – what exactly constitutes the practice, what can make organisations fire and does the law offer a silver lining for the employees?
Do Indian laws recognise moonlighting?
To put it straight, moonlighting is not completely prohibited under the law in India. Why? Because it is not explicitly mentioned anywhere in the law books. The term is adopted by a multitude of people to define the practice of having more than one job.
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