Good second Income!!

MW

Can anybody recommend a good second income job please. I have a full time job at the moment but i start at six in the morning and finish at 1pm so I have time on my hands. I don't want something too stressful obviously because I would be wrecked, and I don't want to get involved with those rip off companies, give us 200quid and you stand to make 500quid a week, bullsh*t. Something that will pass away a couple of hours a week. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I ain't going to work in a Supermarket either I did that for four years. Something that I might be able to do on my own time.

Jean05

why don't you go to a recruitment agency and see if they've got anything for you? I know someone who worked for Eden Recruitment and they got her waitressing work a few nights a week occasionally. It was pretty well organised and great pocket money too.

nesf

If money isn't a huge issue, did you give thought to doing volunteer work?

Wishbone Ash

MW wrote:

a good second income........

......I'm not looking to earn much

A bit contradictory?

The Sweeper

A good second income job, so not necessarily for the money.

What skills do you have?

Cantab.

Taxi driving.

See www.taxitaxi.ie - gives instructions on how to get yourself on the road (will take about 5 or 6 months to get through the buracreacy)

Gillo

I've heard of people in the UK offering their services assembling flat pack product. Once you have your own transport there is very little investment required.

Basically people with too much money pay you to assemble their flat pack purchases. No idea how much they charge, but it's sure to be good money.

oulu

Driving Instructing

FlutterinBantam

You are a postman of work for a semi state company?

kluivert

Work in a bookies like paddy power or bolyesports, money is good, DT on a sundays and TT on a bank holidays. I earn nearly as much working part time as i do in my full time job.

MW

Cheers for the advice

GP

kluivert wrote:

Work in a bookies like paddy power or bolyesports, money is good, DT on a sundays and TT on a bank holidays. I earn nearly as much working part time as i do in my full time job.

which is how much ...roughly ??

ToxicPaddy

Keep an eye on nixers.com.

Always part time jobs on there.. everything from promo work to temp admin work.

Tox

kluivert

GP wrote:

which is how much ...roughly ??

Not sure average wage is 10e per hour, do the maths.

Miss Fluff

Have you a degree? Might like to think about doing a TEFL course, lots of seasonal, well-paid work over summer months

LegacyUser

I found myself in that position...time on my hands at the weekends.Got myself my P.S.V Licence and saved up roughly €15K. Gonna buy a complete cab outta the paper in the next week or two. Sent my application to the Gaurds in Feb and got my Licence at the start of June.Youll need to have a pretty good idea of the Dublin area.....youll defo need to do the course....I never knew there were over 30 hospitals in the Dublin Taximeter area untill I did the course

Reckon Ill make about €300 on Sat afternoon and Sat night...long hours but at least Ill be working for myself.

but your gonna have to get your skates on...come sept. new regs kick in and it wont be as straight forward to get the P.S.V Licence.

Anyway that was just my ten cents worth

Supercell

I'm interested in a second income also, rather than start a new thread, does anyone have suggestions for evenings and weekend work?, can work up till about 23:00 from 17:00 (depending on the area, main job is in south county Dublin).

mikemac

Before taking on a second job, are you aware that you cannot work over 48 hours a week? Or more specifically, your average working week cannot be over 48 hours over a 4 month period.
It's the European Working Times Directive

I was in the OP's situation one month ago. Got a great job for the weekends. Passed all the technical exams and the interview.
The manager offered me the job but then HR refused as it'd mean I'd be working 53.5 hours a week.

Did any posters get around this?
Kluivert, did the betting shops enforce this rule?

Stupid EU Directive.
I can drunk at weekends but I can't take on a second job.
Sorry guys, bit of a rant.

Wishbone Ash

micmclo wrote:

I was in the OP's situation one month ago. Got a great job for the weekends. Passed all the technical exams and the interview.
The manager offered me the job but then HR refused as it'd mean I'd be working 53.5 hours a week.Did any posters get around this?

I have a second job which is all above board. I pay tax and PRSI. (Obviously no tax free allowance on the second job). I've never heard anything from officialdom about working excess hours and I've been doing it for years.

My second employer dosen't appear at all concerned about what hours I work. They give me as much as I want and more if I'd do it. Both jobs are totally different. My main employer is not aware that I have another job (at least I don't think they do - it's never been mentioned).

PS - 53.5 hours a week? I often do 100 hours in a week.

Gillo

Wishbone Ash wrote:

PS - 53.5 hours a week? I often do 100 hours in a week.

Yeah but at what price though, 100 hours a weeks, leaves you with roughly 9 hours a day, taking in sleeping, eating and commuting, I guess you have a very low quality of life.

kluivert

gillo wrote:

Yeah but at what price though, 100 hours a weeks, leaves you with roughly 9 hours a day, taking in sleeping, eating and commuting, I guess you have a very low quality of life.

I often work up to 70 hours in a week, part qualfiied accoutant and work part time in a bookies.

Quality of life - none. So much for a celtic tiger.

I have a 1999 car and rent, trying to buy a place now before xmas.
I dont have support from familty I earn my way through this life.


I often see young people the same age as me living at home with their brand new cars working 9-5 hows can they afford it.

whizzbang

kluivert wrote:

I often see young people the same age as me living at home with their brand new cars working 9-5 hows can they afford it.

I think you answered your own question

kluivert

whizzbang wrote:

I think you answered your own question

I was at work and it was half nine and I was very tired when I wrote that.

I was going to start a rant but was a half an hour away from the end of a 12 hour shift.

Please note that working two jobs is not advised, am always sick (cold flu etc) and everyone says its because I work two jobs and never rest. I know what they are saying is true.

My unlce, who i hadnt seen in months (lives in Amercia) turns around to me and the first thing he says is "are you still working yourself to death?".

Just then things changed and I realised that its not worth it. Now am in the process of looking for a better paid job with better prospects.

My advice is to try and improve your skill base so you can apply for jobs that will pay better instead of working two jobs.

Finally, this country is awash with borrowed money, it is as poor as it is rich. WE close are eyes and hope that the celtic tiger will return but that day as lived and is now gone, house prices now run the economy of this country. Shame really such a beautiful country.

lost_for_words

kluivert wrote:

Not sure average wage is 10e per hour, do the maths.

What bookies is this with because the one I work for does not pay that as an average wage that is considered the Deputy Manager rate and the Manager earns little more really. And for double time you need to have an 8 week assessment done and further assessments for any chance of more payrises. Most people coming into the bookie industry are being paid minimum wage with the exception of Paddy Powers and Terry Rogers as far as I know, and to be honest its not worth the grief as it has become more like a big brother place to work in my opinion.

Preset No.3

I am looking for someone to sort out accounts, bills, receipts, tax stuff etc. A day a week of something like that. Looking for someone retired and/or with a clerical/accounts background. Basiclly I just dont have a clue with that kind of stuff and I have boxes of bits that need to be filed properly. PM me with your details, and we can discuss terms and rates of pay.

Thanks.

daveirl

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whizzbang

daveirl wrote:

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Remember! We're all rich now!

See?

onedmc

micmclo wrote:

Before taking on a second job, are you aware that you cannot work over 48 hours a week? Or more specifically, your average working week cannot be over 48 hours over a 4 month period.
It's the European Working Times Directive

...HR refused as it'd mean I'd be working 53.5 hours a week.

/QUOTE]

This is bogus you can work as long as you want to and thats that.

The working time directive really only means that an employer cannot require or request you to work more than an average of 48 hours.

But you can work more and you can ask your employer to work more than 48.

mikemac

Thanks onedmc.

I don't blame the manager who offered me the position. They left the matter to HR and at the risk of getting flamed, in my experience most HR people I've met have been clueless.

I researched the matter with the government helpline though and I asked could I volunteraly(spelling) waive the 48 hour rule and they said no way. The directive was there for my protection!

I'll follow up with the employer tomorrow and see what the story is. Haven't spoken to them in last two weeks so they've probably gotten someone else.

stepbar

Not sure there is much the gov can do if its two different jobs, I could be wrong tho

Preset No.3

I ahd a few replies to this but location was always wrong. Im still on the hunt for:

I am looking for someone to sort out accounts, bills, receipts, tax stuff etc. A day a week of something like that. Looking for someone retired and/or with a clerical/accounts background. Basiclly I just dont have a clue with that kind of stuff and I have boxes of bits that need to be filed properly. PM me with your details, and we can discuss terms and rates of pay.


Push this back to the top, replies appreciated. thanks

Moonbeam

working the 2 jobs in fine while your young and able and if you have a goal to look forward to which will mean you will no longer have to.

It does help if you enjoy the jobs and they are vastly different though,as then it doesn't feel like you are gonig from one job to another.

focusing

The Organisation of Working Time Act says: "An employer shall not permit an employee to work, in each period of 7 days, more than an average of 48 hours". That's an average of 48 hours over 4 months.

There's also a prohibition on double employment, to the extent that it's illegal for an employer to employee someone for what would be their 2nd job, where the second job puts them over the legal work limits.

You're second job can't put you over 48 hours in the week, or stop you getting a break of 11 consecutive hours every 24 hours or a break of 24 hours every 7 days, on top of your daily rest break.

So if your job A starts at 7am Monday-Saturday, you can't get a job B that involves any work past 8pm Monday - Saturday, any work on Sunday or any work that would put you past 48 hours for the week.

If an employer breaks the provisions of the Act they committ an offence, so they're right not to let you over-work