Moonlighting

Moonlighting's shining face! Lecturer by the day, railway porter by the night –This story will melt your heart

The online media is flooded with reports on this teacher from Odisha who is a guest lecturer during the day time, while during night he is a railway porter.

Dec 09, 2022, 13:04 PM IST

Cricketers can have govt jobs, doctors and teachers have clinics/tutions: Harsh Goenka shares interesting video on Moonlighting

Industrialist Harsh Goenka has shared a video opening a new debate on the Moonlighting issue. 

Nov 11, 2022, 13:19 PM IST

Another IT company opposes Moonlighting, says action taken against employees found engaged in it

Infosys is among the companies which have taken a strong stance on moonlighting. 

Oct 23, 2022, 16:02 PM IST

Infosys changes stand on moonlighting; allows employees to take up 'gig work' outside office hours

Infosys employees can take up a second job outside office hours with their manager's permission and only for firms that are not a competitor to Infosys. 

Oct 22, 2022, 09:54 AM IST

'Decision in 10 minutes': Rishad Premji on firing of top Wipro staffer for integrity violation

Addressing the Nasscom Product Conclave here, Premji, who had earlier created a storm over termination of hundreds of staffers against the backdrop of moonlighting, said that the "decision took just 10 minutes".

Oct 20, 2022, 08:34 AM IST

9 out of 10 employers DOUBT their employees' productivity in hybrid work: Microsoft Survey

Microsoft's '2022 Work Trend Index Pulse report' highlights glaring misunderstanding between employees and employers. The data makes it clear that hybrid work has created a growing disconnect between employees and leaders.

Sep 29, 2022, 16:01 PM IST

Moonlighting: Now THIS business magnate backs Wipro; brushes aside comparison with Swiggy

Wipro has recenlty fired around 300 employees for working for competitors secretly or doing moonlighting.
 

Sep 26, 2022, 15:28 PM IST

IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar supports moonlighting by employees, says 'This is the future of work'

The minister, while addressing an event of the Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI), said efforts of companies that want to pin their employees down and say they should not work on their own startup are doomed to fail.

Sep 24, 2022, 14:02 PM IST

'This feeling is Productivity Paranoia': Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says on work from home debate

A Microsoft survey revealed that over 80% of managers are concerned if the employees are productive enough while working from home. Simultaneously, 87% of employees lack context on how and why they’re being tracked, which can undermine trust and lead to “productivity theatre”. 

Sep 24, 2022, 09:05 AM IST

Moonlighting: Wipro fires 300 employees for 'integrity violation'

Asked about the action taken again employees who were found to be working parallely for the company as well as for rivals, Premji, on the sidelines of the event, said that their employment had been terminated for "act of integrity violation".

Sep 21, 2022, 18:08 PM IST

Moonlighting polarises IT industry opinion; Here's what experts say to ease the concern

While the practice of moonlighting emerged as a big talking point after Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji flagged the issue, equating it to "cheating", the industry's take on it is rather divided.

Sep 04, 2022, 16:30 PM IST