Working two jobs question.

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Hi all,

I currently work two jobs. One is full time salary which is paid into my bank, the other is part time 2 or 3 nights a week which has previously been cash in hand.

I was informed last night that the part time job now has to be paid into my bank.

a) Do I need to inform my full time employer of anything? They currently don't know I work another job.

and

b) Is this going to screw up how much I am taxed on my full time salary?

Thanks
 
You don't need to inform your current employer but unless you were paying tax before you probably will now, if they put you through PAYE (assuming you weren't already before)
 
a) no you don't need to inform them unless your contract states that you do.

b) it shouldn't affect your full time salary tax bracket unless it takes you over a tax threshold and even then I don't think it will, your tax-free allowance will all be allocated to your main job, you'll then be taxed at least basic rate on everything you earn from your second job. You may have to speak to IR to clear up your tax codes if it doesn't look right.
 
Thanks for the replies.

I will now be paying tax on the second job but the manager has said he will up the pay so I come out with the same.
 
Right on your main job your tax code SHOULD stay the same and you will pay the same amount of tax on that one, your second job all depends on how much you are paid, basically you will be taxed on a BR code (25%) and depending on how much over the NI threshold (circa. £110 per week i believe) you go you will pay NI, how much I'm not sure though.

Source: My own knowledge from learning payroll

You may want to check on direct.gov.uk however as I could be out of date.
 
willatwell182 said:
Right on your main job your tax code SHOULD stay the same and you will pay the same amount of tax on that one, your second job all depends on how much you are paid, basically you will be taxed on a BR code (25%) and depending on how much over the NI threshold (circa. £110 per week i believe) you go you will pay NI, how much I'm not sure though.

Source: My own knowledge from learning payroll

You may want to check on direct.gov.uk however as I could be out of date.
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Thanks for the reply.

I won't be earning over £110 a week, it'll be around the £85 mark.

I'm really not that fussed as long as he ups my pay so I receive what I was originally, which he has said he will do.

The main reason for my post was because I don't want my current employer knowing.

Thanks again.
 
The only time you must let you main employer know is if there is going to be a conflict of interests, e.g. working for 2 rival companies (for example 2 local hardware shops)
 
First job is unaffected
Second job will be at BR rate (all of it taxed at 20%, not 25% as stated above)
 
I've been out of the personnel loop for a while now, but if the 2 jobs combined hours are greater than 48, don't you need to sign a working time regulations opt-out form? That's the only formality i can think of with your second job now becoming 'official'.
 
technically (and legally) you could get them to produce an opt out for you to sign, to basically sign yourself off for 48+

But in reality, no, you don't have to, if neither job is 48+. I've not heard of anyone ever doing it
 
Then no, you don't have to.
As I said. In a theoretical world, you'd have to get both employers to get you to sign a form where you realise you're waving your right to work upto 48 hours, and want to work more. But as it's two jobs, it's something that isn't put into practice.
 
tres said:
Then no, you don't have to.
As I said. In a theoretical world, you'd have to get both employers to get you to sign a form where you realise you're waving your right to work upto 48 hours, and want to work more. But as it's two jobs, it's something that isn't put into practice.
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if the combined jobs took you over no you don't, you're actively choosing to do it yourself, neither is even offering the hours to work over 48. You only sign a waiver for an individual job that takes you over.
 
That's not correct.

Working two different jobs

If you work two jobs you could either:

consider signing an opt-out agreement with your employers if your total time worked is over 48 hours or
reduce your hours to meet the 48-hour limit
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Direct.gov.uk

It's a weird one, not something that is used in practice in the real world. You only don't have to do this if the second job is exempt from the proposed working time directives - if you set up your own company etc
 
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