Bengaluru: Dealing with Moonlighters in times of long-distance work is a challenge for IT companies.
Many professional technology with full-day work is said to work on a side project.
The company is worried that this causes income and productivity losses.
And it leads to pressure to get employees back to the earliest, at least for a few days a week.
CEO of Birirloft Dharmender Kapoor, who is also the Chair of the Nasscom Regional Board for Noida, said they received a complaint that someone worked for seven parally companies.
“We know the person’s name and which company works, because the PF record shows job details.
It was arrested by HR Manager one of the companies, after they found several PF accounts active.
It is difficult to capture such cases,” he said.
Vikram Shroff, Head of HR Legal Practice at the Law Firm of Nishith Desai Associates, said that in the absence of a centralized database in India, it was difficult for employers to find out whether an employee clembled.
“Subject to privacy considerations, employers may need to check the tax submission of employees or the Provident’s fund account to ascertain whether there are salaries or income from other sources during the working period.
The Indian court also acknowledged the fact that Moonlighting had a negative impact on the productivity of employees,” he said.
Shrans said restrictions on multiple jobs in India were included in the Labor Law which was intended for factories and in certain employment orders.
He said some technology entrepreneurs covered negative agreements in their contracts specifically limiting employees to take other jobs while holding their current work, besides requiring them to reveal any conflict.
Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chair and CEO of Salesforce India, said separate channels must be made for gig workers.
“We must make a hybrid workforce that includes a timer.
People must be given a choice.
Abuse occurs because you put them in a straight jacket and they can’t get out.
If you put them in a place with different controls and security requirements, it is possible to accommodate They are in hybrid structures.
The future of work will look very different, “he said.