TCS Makes Major Statement On Moonlighting. What Employees Should Know

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TCS made a major statement on moonlighting and said it has communicated with its employees about its stance on the policy.

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Amid the raging debate on moonlighting with Indian IT industry

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Tata Consultancy Services Ltd made a strong statement against the practice and said it was against the company's "core values and culture".

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TCS's statement comes weeks after Infosys sacked 300 employees working for rival firms while drawing full-time salaries at the software firm.

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"Moonlighting we believe is an ethical issue and it's against our TCS core values and culture in general"

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"I am not talking about IT industry as a whole, I am talking about TCS perspective. We have been communicating this to employees," Lakkad said according to a report by Mint.

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Chief Executive Rajesh Gopinathan said, "It is codified in our employment contract that you are not allowed to work for another employer."

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Many IT companies including Infosys, cloud major IBM, Wipro made it clear that the practice is not ethical and they do not promote such behaviour at workplace.

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Many businesses rightly expect their employees to be the advocates of their brand.

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