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MOONLIGHTING (commonly referred to us kyeyo) has been around since time immemorial. It is more inevitable now, especially with the credit crunch.
  Faisal, an information technology (IT) technician, says: “Second jobs can be professionally and financially rewarding, but if you are weak on time management, improve before tackling multiple jobs.”
  Faisal, who can drive at a whim to any client in need of his expertise other than his main employer (a parastatal), says it is no longer easy for employees to survive on one salary. “Moonlighting is proliferating because wages aren’t going to increase right away.” With the kyeyo money, Faisal has ben able to buy a car.
  Rosemary Ssenabulya, the executive director of the  Federation of Uganda Employers, says people moonlight for different reasons. Some do it as the beginning of a career-change move, others want extra money.  
  However, most employers are either ignorant about the issue or if they know, they are indifferent. This is because the human resource department is not obliged to delve into off-duty activities.
  But moonlighting has got ethical dangers. You may increase your income in the short-run, and lose it in the long-run. Ssenabulya says: Using company equipment for side gigs isn’t appropriate.”
 
 She advises employers to create a moonlighting policy that will help communicate performance expectations, prevent conflicts of interest and protect proprietary information. Ssenabulya says many organisations have a policy that requires all employees to disclose and obtain permission prior to moonlighting.
 “This provides transparency and protection for the employee since the employment has been approved. As with most companies, failure to comply with the policy can lead to termination,” she warns.