NITES Condemns Infosys CEO’s Statement Over Taking Job Outside Organization; Says, “IT employees cannot be treated as bonded labours”
Manisha Swain
Pune, 21st October 2022: The Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) condemns the statement of Infosys CEO Salil Parekh regarding taking a job outside the organization.
Recently, Infosys CEO Salil Parekh said, “The company does not support dual employment or working on gigs that could be in conflict with their work at the firm. The company already had a platform that allowed employees to do internal gig work on internal projects.”
However, an email from the company said, “Any employee, who wishes to take up gig work, may do so, with the prior consent of their manager and BP-HR, and in their personal time, for establishments that do not compete with Infosys or Infosys’ clients.”
Following this, Harpreet Singh Saluja
President NITES said, “IT employees cannot be treated as bonded labours. This is clear violations of Human Rights & Personal Liberty. Right to privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 and as a part of the freedoms guaranteed by Part III of the Indian Constitution. The right to privacy is also recognized as a basic human rights under Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Act, 1948, which state that no one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence.”
He added, “There is no legal limit on the number of salaried jobs an employee can hold. In India sometimes the company’s directors hold multiple jobs. The salaries of entry level employees has been stagnant for more than a decade. Keeping the inflation in view, if an employee wants to support his family financially by taking up a side hustle he shouldn’t be treated as a criminal. Employees have contract to work with Infosys for 9 hours only. What the employees do outside working hours is their prerogative.”
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