Background checks and more: How IT companies are detecting moonlighting

As workers around the globe warm up to moonlighting, IT firms are gearing up to the challenge of identifying which of their employees are pursuing a secondary gig and whether that work is in direct conflict with the employee’s primary job. But it’s proving to be a challenge.

How do you determine whether an employee is working for your competitor outside office hours or whether their work raises ethical questions? To overcome this challenge, IT firms are increasingly resorting to background verification firms for additional employee checks.

According to a report in The Economic Times, one of three IT companies now asks background verification firms for a check for moonlighting or dual employment among new joinees and existing employees.