Second job

Re: Second job

Katie Charley — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 11:27:16 GMT

When i was a student VN I also worked in a bar, I was lucky that the bar was very flexible so i could just say yes or no to shifts so when things got busy study wise i cut my hours working part time. It does take some organising to have a second job but if your clever with your time it doesn't have to harm your studies. It is true that you will have to pay tax at the basic rate for your second job but if you haven't gone over the tax treshold you will be able to claim the tax you did pay for the second job back at the end of that tax year.

Re: Second job

Inka Patterson — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:24:35 GMT

Hi,

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Inka

Re: Second job

Louise B — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:21:34 GMT

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Don't forget that if you work a second job you'll be taxed at a higher rate (I think, I have no real knowledge of this so check it out thoroughly yourself first) and depending on the amount of hours you do it may or may not even make it worth it - see if you can find someone more clued up than me to do the sums for you first - you don't want to knock yourself out working all hours and possibly jeopardise your studies for an extra £25 take-home pay ... (Sorry, that all sounds very negative! Just be careful! :) )

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you are right a second job is taxed at a higher rate

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That's not quite right. You would only be charged at the higher rate for the portion of the earnings that took you into the higher rate of tax bracket. In all likelihood, unless you plan to have a second job earning you about 30k, this won't affect you. They will take you at basic rate on all that you earn in that second job - but not national insurance unless you exceed the threshold for national insurance in that second job.Therefore, unless you are earning more than about £95pw (pro rata'd upwards for monthly pay) (figures may vary slightly as I cannot remember what the current NI threshold is!), you can expect to lose about 20% of your 2nd job's earnings.

Re: Second job

Sal the 1st — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:05:59 GMT

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you are right a second job is taxed at a higher rate

Re: Second job

Celine — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:01:04 GMT

Re: Second job

Sal the 1st — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 17:29:24 GMT

not quite the same but when I was at college full time I used to do two or 3 night shifts a week in a factory and a bit or bar work so I could pay for things I needed - whilst it was do able I wouldnt say it was pleasant, very tiring and I would say yes my studies did suffer.

If you are seriously looking for a second job my advice would be to find a job like shelf stacking - it will probably pay you better. If you do decide to work for another practice as a second job it might not be that easy - as a general rule practices can be a bit precious about their prices and routines etc and probably wont want somebody from a neighbouring practice working with them (cant imagine a current boss being too thrilled about it either if I am honest)

Good luck whatever you decide