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[Misc] Taking a second job



Simster

"the man's an arse"
Jul 7, 2003
54,093
Surrey
Has anybody done this?

I'm happy enough in my job, but it isn't all that demanding and I reckon I could moonlight a bit on the quiet. Has anyone got experience of this? My main concern is that I wouldn't have a P45 to pass on, so it would seem pretty easy to spot. But then I thought I could just tell my new employer that I was on a retainer for a small amount of weekend work. Maybe it's all pie in the sky, I don't know. That's why I'm hoping someone on here has experience of this...
 

Kinky Gerbil

Im The Scatman
NSC Licker Extraordinaire
Jul 16, 2003
57,763
hassocks
I have, but I can’t imagine the level of job I took as the second is the same standard you are looking at....

The only reason either jobs know about the other is because I told them
 

SeagullinExile

Well-known member
Sep 10, 2010
5,657
London
I had no problems. I will say though, make sure you still have a healthy work/life balance, otherwise it won't be worth it.
 

Springal

Well-known member
Feb 12, 2005
23,682
GOSBTS
Check your main job contract and what it says about second job.

Not sure if a tax code change or similar might alert your employer?
 


jakarta

Well-known member
May 25, 2007
15,616
Sullington
Currently self employed but also do a PAYE job on the side (Hourly Paid Lecturer for a London University) for last 6 years.

As long as your Accountant and HMRC both know there doesn't seem to be an issue?
 

El Presidente

The ONLY Gay in Brighton
Helpful Moderator
Jul 5, 2003
39,688
Pattknull med Haksprut
Has anybody done this?

I'm happy enough in my job, but it isn't all that demanding and I reckon I could moonlight a bit on the quiet. Has anyone got experience of this? My main concern is that I wouldn't have a P45 to pass on, so it would seem pretty easy to spot. But then I thought I could just tell my new employer that I was on a retainer for a small amount of weekend work. Maybe it's all pie in the sky, I don't know. That's why I'm hoping someone on here has experience of this...

Depends on the nature of the second job, I have about six part time ones but they are all freelance rather than regular payroll, so no P45 complications, although IR30 can be messy and you may end up with a P60 annually from some of them.

One option is to set up a service company and operate through that for your alternative employment.

The good thing is that you can butterfly from one alternative job to another quite easily whilst in the knowledge that you have a base salary guaranteed.
 


Wrong-Direction

Well-known member
Mar 10, 2013
13,375
I used to deliver chinese on the side

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beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
35,238
wouldnt expect onlyfans require a P45.
 


maffew

Well-known member
Dec 10, 2003
8,858
Worcester England
I did once, many years ago. I had a fulltime day job, then did some evenings doing something completely different. The evening job, about 9 hours a week, taxed me at emergency tax rate, think it was 25%, so I overpaid and got a bit of a rebate at the end of the tax year. I was very young and earning quite low on the main job

Is your concern you dont want them knowing of each other? My evening job knew of my day job but not the other way round IIRC
 

Westdene Seagull

aka Cap'n Carl Firecrotch
NSC Licker Extraordinaire
Oct 27, 2003
20,923
The arse end of Hangleton
Never caused me any issues when I did it years ago. The second employer just taxed me at the standard rate and I didn't inform my main employer. As others have said - just check there is no conflict of interest.
 


Pavilionaire

Well-known member
Jul 7, 2003
30,499


Emily's Mum

New member
Jul 7, 2003
882
In the jungle, aka BFPO 11
Check you contract and/or policy of your current employer & see what it says about secondary employment.
Regarding the tax, employers have a legal duty to inform HMRC of their employees whether they are liable to pay tax or not. If you use up your tax allowance in your full time job you will pay 20% tax on your part time earnings up to the higher tax band.


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