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Civil Servant-Working on career break?

  • 04-10-2017 9:43pm
    #1
    Addle
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    How is this monitored?
    Has anyone any experience of being in PAYE employment while on a career break from the civil service.
    TIA


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  • #2
    judeboy101
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    Addle wrote: »
    How is this monitored?
    Has anyone any experience of being in PAYE employment while on a career break from the civil service.
    TIA

    A couple of TD's, ministers and Taoisigh had no issues doing it.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    It's not prohibited?


  • #4
    Geuze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,137 ✭✭✭✭Geuze


    The people I know on career break are all in employment elsewhere.


  • #5
    Addle
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    It's not prohibited?

    Certain types of employment are.
    Self employment isn't.
    I'm just wondering what sort of checks, if any, are carried out.


  • #6
    Addle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,817 ✭✭✭Addle


    Geuze wrote: »
    The people I know on career break are all in employment elsewhere.

    PAYE employment?


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  • #7
    bobbysands81
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    Addle wrote: »
    How is this monitored?
    Has anyone any experience of being in PAYE employment while on a career break from the civil service.
    TIA

    You are allowed work for any private company.

    Public sector is a different story.

    What kind of company you getting work in?


  • #8
    Tails142
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,120 ✭✭✭Tails142


    The terms of career breaks were altered in 2013, the relevant circular is http://circulars.gov.ie/pdf/circular/per/2013/04.pdf

    It is now permissible to be employed while on career break
    6. A career break shall consist of special leave without pay for a period of:

    (a) not less than six months and not more than five years for the following reasons:
     Family reasons
     Other domestic reasons
     Travel
     Educational purposes (educational purposes may include training courses
    with a practical training element for which there is a nominal
    payment/grant made to the student)

    (b) not less than six months and not more than three years for the purpose of taking
    up employment in the private sector or becoming self-employed.


  • #9
    AndrewJRenko
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    Do you have to state the reason for the break when applying? If your reason was family/education/travel, there might be an issue if you are then out working as a PAYE employee. If you return to work in the same tax year, would your Department be aware that you've been earning?


  • #10
    Addle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,817 ✭✭✭Addle


    bobbysands81 wrote: »
    You are allowed work for any private company.

    Public sector is a different story.

    What kind of company you getting work in?
    I've been asked to work for a private company.

    Thanks for the replies.


  • #11
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,674 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    Addle wrote: »
    I've been asked to work for a private company.

    Thanks for the replies.

    What reason did you give when the career break was approved?


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  • #12
    Addle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,817 ✭✭✭Addle


    AndrewJRenko wrote: »
    What reason did you give when the career break was approved?

    I never said I was approved, or even that I applied.
    I'm just wondering if a responder has experience of working while on career break.


  • #13
    Addle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,817 ✭✭✭Addle


    AndrewJRenko wrote: »
    Do you have to state the reason for the break when applying? If your reason was family/education/travel, there might be an issue if you are then out working as a PAYE employee. If you return to work in the same tax year, would your Department be aware that you've been earning?
    They'd be aware of your tax credits/rate band, not of any external earnings.


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