not sure

[saxo_boi]

I am currently in a full time job, I am thinking of getting another part time job in the evenings just for a bit of extra money. I am just wondering whether I need to officially tell my current employer about this? Obviously I will tell my work mates but does it need to go on record?

[spudqueen]

Possibly. When I worked for a bank we had to tell them of any other jobs we had as if we were in financial difficulty (or they thought we were) we were supposedly more likely to steal money. If we hadn't told them about a second job and they found out accidentally they would have presumed that we were in financial difficulties.

[capper1985]

be careful before taking a second job...I do an extra 20 hours a week on top of my full-time job...at 6ph i should get �120 before tax,but because it's a second job,I get just over �65

[saxo_boi]

Really?? Whys that do u get taxed more or something?

[Sammy Snake]

As your tax allowance is used up on your main job, you will pay the full 22% basic rate on your earnings from your second job.

Capper1985, are you sure that is correct? Nearly 50% in tax seems very high!

I have a second job, 12 hours at 5.05 per hour = �60.60.
22% tax is �13.33, take this from �60.60 = �47.27 which is exactly what I receive.

[WoWo]

The higher rate tax band is 40%. Obviously don't know capper1985's cirumstances but of they were a top rate tax payer then �65 from �120 sounds about right.

[maviscoull]

i used to have 2 jobs and the girl at the tax office advised me to split my allowances between both jobs !!!!!!

[WendyS]

From a Health & Safety perspective, you might need to tell your employers because if you are getting overtired and operate machinery of some kind in your main job, you could be more at risk through fatigue, of either having an accident yourself, or being a risk to other people. Also, there may be an issue of your second job representing a conflict of interest with your main employer, although if you work in a pub or do waitressing in the the evening, this may probably not be a threat if you work in an office during the day.
The main point is that you should not become so tired that you are unable to perform properly in your main job.
Where I worked previously, second jobs were allowed, but only provided your work performance on the "day job" was not impaired.. If your company has a Terms and Conditions of Employment handbook, this issue may well be covered there. If not, I would suggest that you are probably free to decide whether or not to reveal this. However, if your work colleagues know but your boss doesn't, this may give an impression of being deceitful by default. Either tell everybody, or nobody but be sure that your timekeeping doesn't slip as a result of having a second job.

[Dizzieblonde]

If you take a second job, assuming it's not something on-the-side or cash-in-hand, you usually get charged at Standard Tax Rate, which is ridiculously high - hardly makes it worthwhile. Could you not put up your hours or do extra in your current job at all?