Does the employer have the right to ban a employee from having a side hustle?

[Min George]

A friend of mine that is working for an oil and gas company told me that staff working in their company are banned from having a side hustle.

Does the company have the right to ban a staff from having a side hustle?

 

[eLdavis]

I think the employer can only do this if the side hustle is affecting the employees performance in the work place.

 

[Fidelia]

If the side hustle affects the discharge of the tasks of the employee in the main job, the employer has the right to ban the employee from any side hustle.

 

[Kross]

As long as the side hustle isn't ran in official work hour, no employer has the right to ban an employee from working another job. That would be wickedness.

 

[kit_hung]

I'm surprised the employment contract allows the company to prohibit side businesses to prevent conflicts of interest. You have to make sure he reads the paperwork carefully so he doesn't lose job and his capital by violating those rules.

 

[King Belieal]

It is wrong for an employee not to be allowed to have a side hustle. The economy is biting and most people have to do multiple jobs to survive.

 

[kit_hung]

I think that's not really fair to stop person from making ends meet. Life has become tight, so someone has work hard to earn more money so that things can go smoothly, old man.

 

[Min George]

If the side hustle is capable of leaking confidential information of the main organisation they person is working for, the employer can stop the employee from that particular side hustle.

 

[kit_hung]

This is not debatable. The boss must immediately stop employee if there is a risk of company data being leaked. It is necessary to protect the company first rather than the interests of one individual employee.