CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Wipro chairman Rishad Premji has been vocal against the practice, calling it cheating. His company even fired 300 employees after they were found engaging in dual jobs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many IT firms including Wipro and IBM have called it ‘illegal’ and ‘unethical’. In fact, it was Wipro chairman Rishad Premji who triggered the whole debate by calling it “cheating - plain and simple". After Wipro, IT company Happiest Minds has fired employees for moonlighting.

Detailed explanation-3: -Infosys allows moonlighting by employees after prior permission from managers, no conflict - India News News.

Detailed explanation-4: -Companies to Allow Moonlighting However, side projects at startups are commonplace. Several startups launched recently by former executives from Flipkart, Swiggy, Zomato, Ola, and Delhivery were made possible by unofficial moonlighting policies that allowed employees to run side projects.

Detailed explanation-5: -On 21 September, Premji while speaking at an event said that Wipro had sacked 300 employees who were found to be moonlighting. He said these employees who worked with the company were also found to be working for one of its competitors at the same time.