Conflict of Interest created by Interest in other companies
When one works actually for the competitor or subcontractor as an employee or consultant.
Having partial ownership or substantial stock holdings in the competitor’s business.
It may not arise by merely having a spouse working for sub-contractor to one’s company, but it will arise if one’s job also includes granting contracts to that subcontractor.
Tempting customers away from their current employer, while still working for them to form their own competing business.
Moonlighting usually creates conflicts when working for competitors, suppliers or customers but does not conflict when working for others without affecting the present employer’s business.
‘Moonlighting’ means working in one’s spare time for another employer.