WHAT IT EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS SAY

All leading IT firms have clauses that disallow secondary employment, although their contracts do not specifically mention ‘moonlighting’

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TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES (TCS)

“Either during the period of your traineeship or employment as a confirmed employee of TCSL, you are not permitted to undertake any other employment, business, assume any public or private office, honorary or remunerative, without the prior written permission of TCSL.”

INFOSYS

“You agree not to undertake employment, whether full-time or part-time, as the Director/ Partner/Member/Employee of any other organisation/ entity engaged in any form of business activity without the consent of Infosys. The consent may be given subject to any terms and conditions that the company may think fit and may be withdrawn at any time at the discretion of the company.” Infosys even has a non-compete clause for employees for six months after leaving the firm, which prohibits them from working with any competitor such as TCS, Accenture, IBM, Cognizant, or Wipro.

WIPRO

“You are required to engage yourself exclusively in the work assigned by Wipro and you shall not take up any independent or individual assignments (whether part-time or full time, in an advisory capacity or otherwise) directly or indirectly without the express written consent of your Business Unit Head.”

TECH MAHINDRA

“Your position with the company calls for wholetime employment and you will devote yourself exclusively to the business of the company. You will not take up any other work for remuneration (part-time or otherwise) or work on advisory capacity or be interested directly or indirectly (except as shareholder or debenture holder) in any other trade or business, during your employment with the company, without written permission from the company.”

HCL TECHNOLOGIES

“You agree not to undertake employment whether full-time or part-time, as the Director/ Partner /Member/ Employee of any other organisation or entity engaged in any form of business activity without the consent of HCL. The consent may be given subject to any terms and conditions that the company may think fit and may be withdrawn at the discretion of the company.”