In most cases, moonlighting isn’t an ethical concern. Generally, an individual working more than one job can do so successfully with no negative consequences for themselves or the business. Some cases can present an ethical issue, however. Most commonly, this happens when an employee performs a similar job or role for competing companies. This situation can be stressful for the employee and cause proprietary information breeches for one or both companies.
Moonlighting is a common practice and one that many employees perform with no negative consequences for themselves or their employers. If you’re concerned that second jobs are impacting your employees’ work performance, then it may be in your best interest to implement a moonlighting policy.