Infosys Allow Employees on External Gigs with Prior Consent of Manager

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Bengaluru-based Infosys has allowed its staff to take up external 'gig' work on the side with the prior consent of their manager

Provided such an engagement does not compete with the firm, its clients or pose conflict of interest.

The company, in an internal communication to employees, listed how staff can take up 'gig' work.

Becoming the first large software services company in the country to do so.

The decision comes amid ongoing debates around moonlighting.

Moonlighting - A term to describe employees who take up a second job while being on the payroll of another firm.

Infosys CEO Salil Parekh recently said that the company did not support dual employment or working on gigs that could be in conflict with their work at the firm

He said that the company already had a platform that allowed employees to do internal gig work on internal projects.

As per Infosys employment contract, employees may not work in areas when there is a potential conflict of interest or by accepting dual employment.