Infosys, in between growing debate on moonlighting, has allowed its employees to take up external gig work, after obtaining prior approval of their managers, thus becoming the first major IT firm to formalise guidelines in this regard and first to do that according to media reports.
The decision comes days after Infosys said it doesn’t support moonlighting and has fired employees who were into dual employment over the last 12 months.
During the firm’s Q2 earnings, the Bengaluru-headquartered company had made it clear that it doesn’t support moonlighting and has fired employees who were into dual employment over the last 12 months. Infosys CEO Salil Parekh had said that the firm does not support dual employment.
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“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,” according to an email sent by the company to its employees.
While the email does not mention the term “moonlighting”, it lays down guidelines that is expected to help employees take up side projects that are not in direct conflict with their employment contract.
“We count on our employees to ensure that this does not impact their ability to work with Infosys effectively. In addition, as per Infosys employment contract, employees may not work in areas when there is a potential conflict of interest or by accepting dual employment,” the email said. Infosys, as an organisation, values learnability and that they are supportive of employees taking up additional projects, it added.
The company clarified that employees need to ensure that the projects they take up “comply with the company’s policy for gig working, and do not breach client contracts or otherwise impact the employee’s ability to be effective in their full-time job with Infosys”.
Infosys said that much of these requirements can be addressed when employees have a discussion with their managers before taking up these projects.
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