: Amid moonlighting debate, Infosys allows employees to take up gig work #IndiaNEWS #India New Delhi: Infosys has allowed employees to take up gig jobs on the side with prior consent of managers provided

Amid moonlighting debate, Infosys allows employees to take up gig work #IndiaNEWS #India
New Delhi: Infosys has allowed employees to take up gig jobs on the side with prior consent of managers provided such an engagement does not compete with the company, its clients or pose conflict of interest.
The company, in an internal communication to employees, detailed how staff can take up gig work.
Analysts say, the move may help the company to address some attrition challenges, since it allows employees to take up additional source of earnings, and chase their tech passion, albeit with firm riders.
It, however, did not define gig work nor did it term it as moonlighting. The latest move comes at a time when debate around moonlighting has grabbed headlines. Put simply, moonlighting refers to employees taking up side gigs to work on more than one job at a time.
During the companys Q2 earnings, Infosys had made it clear that the company does not support moonlighting and that it has fired employees who were into dual employment over the last 12 months.
In an email to employees on Thursday, Infosys said: Any employee, who wishes to take up gig work, may do so, with the prior consent of their manager and BP-HR, and in their personal time, for establishments that do not compete with Infosys or Infosys clients. Infosys said it counts on its employees to ensure that this does not impact their ability to work with the company effectively.
In addition, as per Infosys employment contract, employees may not work in areas when there is an actual or potential conflict of interest or by accepting dual employment, the company wrote in the email seen by PTI.
As an organisation, Infosys values the ability to continuously learn new skills and gain experience. Infosys said that it is only natural that the company is supportive of employees taking up additional projects as appropriate in their personal time.
However, it said, care needs to be taken to ensure that such projects comply with the companys policy for gig working, and do not breach client contracts or otherwise impact the employees ability to be effective in their full-time job with Infosys. When employees have a discussion with their managers about such projects before taking them up, much of this can be addressed, it said.
In addition, Infosys said it has also created several opportunities for gig working internally through its very own Accelerate platform that enables managers to list gig work jobs for Infoscions.
Accelerate allows skill based job matches to recommend the right gigs for employees and incentivise both gig workers and hiring managers. The platform, over the years, has been helping in create richer job variety and more immersive learning for Infoscions, it said.
Last month, Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji revealed that some 300 employees were fired as the IT services company had no place for any employee who chose to work directly with rivals while being on Wipro payrolls.

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