I’ve heard this multiple times now, companies having specific contract clauses that are supposed to forbid their employees from doing any other work. Not a visa thing, but for Japanese nationals. Not even an IP thing, where they don’t want you to simultaneously work for a competitor. This is happening to hospital staff, for example.
How can it be legal for the company to decide what people can or cannot do outside my work hours, as long as it doesn’t impact work? Is this common practice? Apparently they will find out from tax statements, so they can and do actually enforce this, which I find crazy.
I’ve heard silly explanations like “people might skip work or be tired because of their part time work.” But the same is of course true for any other activity outside of work.
by airakushodo