Wipro CEO on moonlighting debate: ‘Side jobs are fine but…’

Technology giant Wipro’s chief executive officer Thierry Delaporte has said ‘little side jobs were fine’, but working for competitor is a question of ethics. The top executive’s remarks come amid the raging ‘moonlighting’ debate.

Few days ago, Wipro had said that it fired 300 employees after they were found ‘moonlighting’. The technology giant’s chairman Rishad Premji, a vocal critic of this trending practice, said his company had no place for people who chose to work directly with rivals while being on Wipro’s payrolls. Premji has referred to ‘moonlighting’ as cheating.

During the press conference in which Wipro’s second quarter results were announced, Delaporte said Wipro contracts clearly mention not taking up side job with a rival, PTI reported.