Is It Okay for Our Employee to Work as an LIC Agent? Seeking Urgent HR Advice

Urgent Query: Employee Working as LIC Agent

Can you please clarify the following query on an urgent basis? I recently discovered that an employee of our organization is working as an LIC Agent. Is this permissible? According to our policy, no one should be employed outside our organization on a full-time basis. Additionally, no government employee should work in our organization, and LIC is a government organization.

Can you share your inputs on this matter? If it is not permissible, what should be the immediate reaction from the HR side? I await your quick feedback.

Thanks for your time.

With Best Regards,
Devibala

Hi,

LIC agent is not a government employee. He is only an agent to bring policy forms for people. They are not covered under the government employee.

As long as it is not affecting the performance in the company, there should not be any objection.

If not specifically barred for part-time jobs through the conduct and discipline rules for the employees, you may not be able to impose restrictions on his agency work. You are, however, free to include that barring clause in the CSO and employees' conduct and discipline rules from now onwards.

An LIC agent is not a government employee. He works merely on a commission basis that is allowed to him only on the number of effective insurance proposals.

Devibala,

This depends on the company policy. Many employers will not permit their employees to have dual employment. However, some employers will not mind their employees acting as insurance agents. If his secondary employment as an agent is adversely affecting his performance, then you may need to address it. Even if it is not impacting his work, you may still want to call him and inform him that you are aware of his engagement as an agent and that he is not supposed to engage with other employees for the same.