Moonlighting Phenomenon / Outside Employment

Basics
The practice of holding a second regular job in addition to one's main job Evolution of the term Outside employment is generally defined as 1) employment or consulting in an outside work or activity 2) receipt from an outside source of a regular retainer fee or salary or 3) regular or periodic involvement with a business or company in which the employee has a principal interest or a non-profit organization in which the faculty is an officer, board member, etc. All statistics show that the number of people opting for more than one career / job is increasing exponentially Some moonlighters work up to 75 hours per week

Why Moonlight? 1. 2. 3. 4. Extra income Inner urge to pursue multiple careers Gaining experience before making a complete career shift Need for a flexible or non-traditional work schedule

Strategies for Finding and Surviving a Second Job

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Check your employers policies Understand your reasons for taking a second job Consider a trial basis Find a job that interests you Consider second jobs that are less stressful Find jobs that are geographically close to each other Seek out new opportunities with new employers Reduce your load Carve out time for significant others Know when it's time to quit

Moonlighting Policy: Employers Call

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Interference with the primary job Conflicts of interest Your approval of the additional employment Fixation of minimum time to be devoted to primary job and / or maximum permissible time to other job Disclosure of outside employment or approval of outside employment Distraction from job performance quality or scheduled work hours, Misuse of employer's resources Appearance of impropriety, and others For example, when an employee runs their own accounting business, there may be concern that his/her accounting customers think the work is performed by the employee under the auspices of the company.

Legal Concerns
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prohibiting any employment that creates conflicts of interest, including working for a competitor maintaining trade secrets or confidential or proprietary business information prohibiting any act or behavior that adversely affects the primary employers image or reputation prohibiting outside work during normally scheduled work hours prohibiting employees from representing the primary employer while performing outside work prohibiting solicitation for outside employment, including sales or pyramid marketing prohibiting use of work resources, equipment, or benefits (including negotiated discounts or other company perks) for outside employment prohibiting any outside work that interferes with the employees job performance