PAYE tax across multiple jobs
How does PAYE tax work if I have two student jobs or several short-term jobs?
Work and employment
These example answers illustrate the kind of guidance available on employment issues. Common topics include unpaid wages, holiday pay, sickness absence, disciplinary action, grievance procedures, dismissal, redundancy, discrimination, and employment status disputes. They are examples only and do not take account of your particular facts. For advice based on your own contract, workplace history, and documents, you can use Lawyer Destroyer to receive personalised guidance and ask follow-up questions.
Can't find your exact issue?Get personalised help for £9.99. Start a chat and ask follow-up questions as you go.
Try it now - £9.99Self Assessment registration for freelance income
Do I need to register for Self Assessment for freelance work or a student side hustle?
Right to written statement of employment terms
Am I entitled to a written contract or statement for a casual, part-time or zero-hours student job?
Right to itemised payslip
Am I entitled to an itemised payslip, and what can I do if it is missing or wrong?
Underpayment of wages
What can I do if my student job pays me for the wrong number of hours or at the wrong hourly rate?
Cash in hand wages and tax
Can my employer pay me cash in hand without reporting my wages for tax and National Insurance?
Employer withholding P45 or P60
What can I do if my employer refuses to give me a P45 or P60?
Auto-enrolment pension for part-time worker
Can a part-time student worker be automatically enrolled in a workplace pension, and can I opt out?
Part-time worker pay and benefits rights
Can a part-time student worker be paid less or denied benefits given to full-time staff?
Fixed-term worker less favourable treatment
Can a fixed-term or seasonal student worker be treated less favourably than permanent staff?
Job terms differing from offer
What can I do if the pay, hours or duties in my student job are materially different from the advert or offer?
Unilateral changes to employment contract
Can my employer change my pay, contracted hours, duties or workplace without my agreement?
Employer requiring extra shifts
Can my employer require me to work extra shifts or hours outside my contract or agreed availability?
Work shifts clashing with university teaching
Can my employer require me to work shifts that clash with lectures or compulsory university teaching?
Flexible working request for students
Can I make a flexible-working request to fit my student job around my university timetable?
Employer changing shifts at short notice
Can my employer add, move or change my shifts at short notice?
Refusing shifts on zero-hours contract
Can I refuse a shift on a zero-hours contract, and can my employer punish me by withholding future work?
Zero-hours contract exclusivity clause
Can a zero-hours employer stop me working for another employer?
Guaranteed hours on zero-hours contract
Do I have a right to guaranteed hours if I regularly work the same pattern on a zero-hours contract?
Employer reducing hours without dismissal
What can I do if my employer cuts my hours or stops offering me shifts without formally dismissing me?