Moonlighting: Infosys fired two employees
Moonlighting: Infosys has clarified that the company does not support 'moonlighting' i.e. working in two places at the same time. The company also said that it has fired employees who did this in the last 12 months.
Infosys Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Salil Parekh said during the company's second quarter financial results announcement on Thursday that the company does not support two jobs at the same time. Parekh said, "We do not support working with one job...we have taken action against employees who were found to be doing two jobs in the past and where there was an issue of confidentiality." Infosys is one of the companies which has taken a tough stand against 'moonlighting'. Last month, Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji had said that 300 employees have been fired due to 'moonlighting'. He had clearly said that there is no place in the company for such employees, who also work for the rival company.
Infosys has clarified that the company does not support 'moonlighting' i.e. working in two places simultaneously. The company also said that it has also fired employees who did this in the last 12 months. Infosys is the second largest information technology company in the country.
What is 'Moonlighting': When an employee does some other work in addition to his regular job, it is called 'Moonlighting'. Infosys, however, did not disclose the number of employees fired due to 'moonlighting'.
IT companies are now taking strictness regarding moonlighting. After Wipro, Infosys, TCS, HCL Technologies has now said about 'moonlighting' that it does not support working in two places at the same time, IT companies are now strict about moonlighting. After Wipro, Infosys, TCS, HCL Technologies has now said about 'moonlighting' that it does not support working in two places at the same time and it is not a big issue within the company. When an employee does some other work in addition to his regular job, it is technically called 'Moonlighting'. Significantly, after Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji's comment on Moonlighting, it has become a topic of discussion. While Wipro has called Moonlighting a hoax, Infosys has called it unethical.
When an employee does some other work in addition to his regular job, it is technically called 'Moonlighting'. Significantly, after Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji's comment on Moonlighting, it has become a topic of discussion. While Wipro has called Moonlighting a hoax, Infosys has called it unethical.
"While working with HCL, we do not endorse working elsewhere," the company's Chief People Officer (CPO) Ramachandran Sundararajan said in a statement on Q2 results. “Every person working for HCL Tech signs an employment contract. This requires specificity. We expect our employees to honor the commitments contained in the contract.” He added that fortunately moonlighting has not emerged as a major problem within HCL Technologies.
