After IT, other services firms taking a relook at moonlighting policy

The debate over moonlighting is no longer limited to the IT industry; some business leaders across services sectors are weighing the pros and cons of allowing their employees to engage in external gigs amid rising demand, HR lawyers and consultants said.

A few Indian and multinational companies in services – including banking, insurance, call centres and organisations engaged in customer relations, product development, and marketing – are reviewing their existing policies to explore the scope of allowing employees to take up work opportunities outside of the company as long as it does not lead to a conflict of interest, experts and top company officials said.