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A viral tweet explains how Wipro caught its employees moonlighting

Taking a tough stand against those involved in moonlighting, IT services giant Wipro sacked 300 employees in September; here's how they caught the moonlighters

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Moonlighting refers to working additional shifts or jobs outside one's regular job.

BS Web Team New Delhi
The moonlighting incident in September involving workers of IT company Wipro created a flutter over unethical behaviour in the workplace. It caused a stir among employees and employers across sectors in the country. When Wipro discovered that 300 of its employees were concurrently employed by other IT firms, it took a tough stand by firing them and labelling them as "cheaters".

While a debate is going on about whether the practice is unethical or not, the Wipro chief has been receiving hate mail over firing "moonlighters".

On Monday, a stock market investor took to Twitter to explain how the company