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Moonlighting surge forces India’s tech firms to re-examine exclusivity terms
03/11/2022
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Shani Alexander
Shani Alexander, Senior Reporter

In the absence of a national law, India’s technology giants are re-examining their employment terms and conditions amid an increase in employee moonlighting.

While working multiple jobs in the informal gig sector is commonplace, the trend has, until recently, been rare among professionals in India’s formal economy.

Post-pandemic, however, financial fears and need to learn new skills in a competitive market are driving workers towards moonlighting despite many employment contracts containing exclusivity clauses.