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can au pair do second job?

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redrosa · 29/06/2010 15:50

hi, i'm a new member and would really like your help with this.
Can our future au pair take a second job? she has suggested she might look for a job in bookshop or library on her days off.
what are the pitfalls/problems with this? are there any tax/NI issues?

does your au pair manage on the pocket money you give her? we are going to pay just above the average recommended amount for London.

thanks, rosa

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Missus84 · 29/06/2010 16:05

Tax might be an issue - if you're paying her under £100 a week you don't need to worry about tax and NI, but if her total earnings are more than that then she'll be taxed in her second job. You might need to contact HRMC for advice about you being her main employer.

wheelsonthebus · 29/06/2010 16:01

I can't answer the tax and NI issues, but will her days off always be the same ones, and what about school holidays and half term when you might need her to be around?
Or times when you might want her to babysit?

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