Moonlighting and Dual Employment: Misconduct or a Legitimate Economic Right?

Introduction The hybrid working arrangements and economic variability, post-pandemic, has raised the culture of moonlighting. Employees take additional tasks and roles as a source of supplement earning, providing financial security and skill development. However, employers, on the other hand, employers take it as a threat to loyalty, productivity, and confidentiality. Indian jurisprudence on labour, however, stays silent on the legal provisions surrounding moonlighting, which are yet governed...