Infosys does not support moonlighting, says Salil Parekh

IT services company Infosys made it clear that the company does not support moonlighting and said it has fired employees who were into dual employment over the last 12 months.

Infosys CEO Salil Parekh said where gig opportunities in the external environment are concerned, Infosys supports the aspirations of employees to learn beyond their work but after the prior approval of the manager.

The company recently asserted to its employees that moonlighting is not permitted, and warned that any violation of contract clauses will trigger disciplinary action which could even lead to termination of employment.

Parekh said, “We will support them to work on certain gig projects after the prior approval of the managers. We are also developing more comprehensive policies for that, while ensuring contractual and confidentiality commitments are fully respected. However, to be clear, we do not support dual employment.”

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. HCL Technologies too has said it does not approve of dual employment, although it hastened to add that the issue is not a major one within the company.