IBM Says Moonlighting is Conflict Of Interest

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IBM informs its employees that it can not engage in a second job or gig in any capacity as it is against the company contract.

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“A second job could be full time part time or contractual in nature but at its core is a failure to comply with employment obligations and a potential conflict or interest with IBM’s interest,"

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Said a note from Sandip Patel, India and South Asia head of IBM to employees.

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IBM’s message to its workforce comes on the back of IT sector coming up with ways to check whether their manpower are working on the sly.

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Infosys is the first among its peers to acknowledge the gig workforce and is ready to let them work for external jobs and projects.

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The company is setting up a human resources team, comprising delivery and legal experts who will chalk out policies to this new initiative a success.

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Recently, Wipro’s executive chairman, Rishad Premji, labelled the moonlighting trend as “cheating", sparking a debate.

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And bringing the long-festering issue into the limelight. The company has fired 300 employees who were caught moonlighting for rivals.

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The tech firm’s views on moonlighting mirror that of TCS which called out the “ethical issue" of the practice.

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