Wipro had found 300 people to be moonlighting and working for competitors in the last few months, hence the employees were terminated. This was revealed by Wipro Chairperson Rishad Premji on Wednesday. He reiterated that there was no lace in the company for such people.
Earlier, Mr. Premji was criticised for comparing ‘moonlighting to cheating’. However, he said that he still stands by his view. He had been very vocal about moonlighting right from the beginning.
Wipro terminates 300 employees
According to Rishad Premji, “If you actually look at the definition of Moonlighting, it is having a second job secretively…I’m all about transparency. As a part of transparency, individuals in organisations can have very candid conversations.”
Rishad very strongly criticised ‘moonlighting. He said that the employees were terminated for “act of integrity violation”. He opined that it is a “complete violation of integrity in its deepest form” “The reality is that there are people today working for Wipro and working directly for one of our competitors and we have actually discovered 300 people in the last few months who are doing exactly that.”
Rishad Premji tweet
Premji took to Twitter recently to highlight the issue saying: “There is a lot of chatter about people moonlighting in the tech industry. This is cheating – plain and simple.” Premji’s tweet had evoked strong response within the industry, with many IT companies raising their guard on such practices.”
There is a lot of chatter about people moonlighting in the tech industry. This is cheating – plain and simple.
— Rishad Premji (@RishadPremji) August 20, 2022
Earlier, IT giant Infosys sent a strong and firm message to its employees through an e-mail. IBM and Tech Mahindra also followed them.
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