Gravitas | The moonlighting debate: Is it legal to work 2 jobs in India?

gray area

(n) something which people are not certain about, unclear difference

take a cue from

To copy what someone already did in past in order to be successful

hone skills

improve skills, to sharpen skills

leak information

disclose information He leaked the names to the press.

draw a red line

set a limit

put pen to paper

start to write

Dual Employment

the employee maintains more than one employment relationship simultaneously during the course of the assignment (that is, works for two or more employers with split payroll).

absenteeism

when an employee doesn't show up for work

breach of confidentiality

Disclosure of information without proper authorization.

find the middle ground

Saying that a compromise, or middle point, between two extremes is the truth. It must neither be fully known nor unknown, but a comfortable middle ground.

courtroom drama

a drama set in a court of law

gig

a job, esp. one as a performer or one that lasts only a short time: Now many of his gigs as a singer-saxophonist are being put on hold.

clause

a particular part of a written legal document, for example a law passed by Parliament or a contract (= an agreement): They have added a clause in the contract which says the company can make people redundant for economic reasons.

an apple of discord

cause of quarrel, trouble, discord, or jealousy

bring to the table

making a valuable contribution to a group, company, or individual raising an issue for further discussion When you bring nothing to the table, the company will fire you.

to bind somebody to something

to force someone to keep a promise: His sister had been bound to secrecy.