can you be employed by more than one company in the UK?

Can you be employed by company X and company Y at the same time if there is no conflict of interest between them? like say you’re working for part time for McDonalds and part time for TFL driving buses. Any legal problem?
If not, what do you do if you work part time for two companies.
Of course you don’t want to establish a Limited Company and pay several hundreds for accounting.
Maybe self employment is the answer?
but then again if you work like employment rules (set ours etc), seems like self-employment is not an option. Any ideas?

Yes you can, but you cite a poor example.

EU driving hours regulations limit not only the amount of time you can drive a bus, but also the amount of ANY work you can do (9 hours per day,( up to 11 hours on 2 days) average 45 hours per week, and a break every 4 1/2 hours).

All work counts towards your driving time. But other than that, there is no law against working 2 jobs. Your total income is taxable at the same rates.

2 Responses

  1. Old Cynic Says:

    Yes you can, but you cite a poor example.

    EU driving hours regulations limit not only the amount of time you can drive a bus, but also the amount of ANY work you can do (9 hours per day,( up to 11 hours on 2 days) average 45 hours per week, and a break every 4 1/2 hours).

    All work counts towards your driving time. But other than that, there is no law against working 2 jobs. Your total income is taxable at the same rates.
    References :

  2. fengirl2 Says:

    First answer is correct, but to answer yoour other point, you cannot be self employed working at McD’s or TFL. If you are an employee, yu are an employee and subject to tax under PAYE.
    References :
    ex Inspector of Taxes

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