Having a second job in addition to one's primary full-time work is referred to as moonlighting.

There is no longer a geographic barrier preventing employees from taking on side projects thanks to this fundamental shift in the way we operate, which is remote and distributed. However, it begs the question of why businesses permit workers to work for other companies while still employed by them.

An employee typically stays in a startup for 37 months, according to a Carta poll. It is only reasonable that an employee would desire to explore throughout his or her brief tenure with the organisation.

Is it not improper for them to employ people during this time? Okay, no. There are several fundamental requirements when discussing the acceptance of moonlighting there are certain basic expectations that need to be set straight.

They should be free to take on any tasks they wish outside of the company's working hours if those are resolved and the employee is in line with the productivity and obligations the role expects. People are continuously trying to improve themselves; they might take on completely new jobs and responsibilities within an organisation or investigate hobbies, consulting, freelancing, and side companies. Because of this, Springworks also permits internal transfers; for more information, see here (add link).

Businesses like Swiggy recently declared that they will permit employees to moonlight under certain conditions. Employees must disclose whether they will be performing any type of job for a different organisation. And that they have the freedom to do it on the weekends or after work.

"Organisations must realise that allowing employees to pursue interests in their free time, whether done for pay or otherwise, can result in them being more productive." Vineet Nayar, a former HCL Technologies CEO

In the current state of affairs, CxOs, founders, and other members of the leadership have always had positions as consultants, board members, authors, angel investors, etc. People can reveal where they work and in what capacity in order to engage in fair and ethical behaviour.

We don't want to restrict it for our employees because we at Springworks don't know if the job outside of work is a passion, pastime, side business, or an emergency.

Ethics are viewpoints on what is morally right or appropriate. While businesses have differing views on moonlighting, it is incorrect to categorise it as fully ethical or unethical.

In contrast to an early-stage startup still trying to establish itself in the market, moonlighting may be acceptable to a business that is expanding at its own speed and has a steady flow of money. As a result, whether your company permits it or not, the ethical issue is raised.

Although moonlighting is not entirely prohibited by Indian law, multiple work is nonetheless against the law there. When we discuss moonlighting, we typically refer to part-time work as a consultant or advisor while maintaining your day job. Since the law does not specify part-time work it does not become illegal to indulge in Moonlighting.