Implications of asking my employer if it is ok to carry out private work in my own time?

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

I have been offered some occasional consultancy work outside of my current employment. There is no overlap in the what I am being asked to do and my role, so there is no potential conflict of interest from that point of view.

I am conscious that I don't want any work I do outside of work to impact on my employed work, in terms of work life balance and having enough down time, and I feel that I can manage this.

But could asking my company to do work outside of my current job be thought of as showing a lack of commitment, or interest, will it impact on the way I am thought of?

To be clear, I would not consider doing this work without being transparent, and letting the HR department know.

I am in middle management and on a career path that is going up. I am considering this work as it interests me, and I enjoy it, and to be honest I would welcome some additional income.

manpreet 2 years ago

Disclose it as it could be viewed as a conflict of interest and state in your disclosure the boundaries which ensure the company gets your full support and the side job is literally that, on the side out of the way of the company work.

Follow your companies disclosure policies of whether that is written or just a verbal notification. If you literally have no disclosure requirements as part of your employment then it's none of their business and you only need to let them know if you have to be absent from work or if it interferes with your current employment obligations.