What Is Moonlighting Policy ?
Basic moonlighting policies generally contain the statements addressing: • interference with the primary job • conflicts of interest • your approval of the additional employment Interference with primary job. The main purpose of most moonlighting policies is to set out your expectation that employees will treat their work at your business as their primary job and will not allow other jobs to interfere with the performance of the primary job. You may want to consider this clause for your policy. You do not have to restrict an employee’s other job opportunities. You’re just making it clear that you expect the employee to put your job first. Conflict of interest. Part of the reason for having policies is to protect your business. A conflict of interest policy can help you ensure that employees don’t start working for your competitors while they’re working for you. Approval of employment. In formulating your moonlighting policy, you may want to include a clause that states that an employee
