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46% employees seek additional employment for extra cash
Added: 2009-11-09 09:36:24.0A recent survey conducted by Hirescores.co.uk reveals that just under half of workers in specialist industries had earned extra money outside of work. It appears that ‘moonlighting’ as it is also known has become yet another problem for employers created by the current economic climate.
According to the survey which polled 1,500 employees, 73% of hairdressers, 67% of mechanics, 59% of decorators, 65% of plumbers and 37% of IT technicians had been earning extra cash on the side. Most of these instances saw workers providing their services for customers that they had met whilst at their usual place of work.
A third of the employees surveyed revealed that they couldn’t afford to not earn extra money outside of their normal job. The recession has been credited for many of the problems that business owners and their staff have faced since things took a turn for the worse – and ‘moonlighting employees’ can be added to an ever-increasing list.
Lisette Howlett, Managing Director of Hirescores.co.uk commented "I'm not surprised that more and more people are using their trades outside of work to make some extra money, with so many people struggling to make ends meet. However, it is important to stress that it is against the law to do this for ‘cash in hand'. It could have serious insurance, or health and safety implications and I would strongly suggest people didn't do so. It is also worth noting that many employment contracts expressly disallow second jobs or alternative employment. Additionally most employers will have rules against employees making private arrangements with customers they met during their course of employment. People assume they won't get caught but it is happening more often than you think."
Are any of your employees moonlighting for extra cash? Are you OK with the situation or would you like it to stop? Let us know by commenting below.
The Cleardocs standard employment contract includes clauses which prevent the employee from taking on a second job or alternative employment – to find out how this can work for you, call us on 0845 474 0372.
The content of this blog is not legal advice and should not be relied on as such, or used instead of seeking legal advice.
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