Are there any laws to prevent me working two different jobs every week, about seventy hours each week?

Answer 1

As long as you are over 18, no, there are no laws against it. It'll cause your health to suffer, though, working that much at a constant rate, especially if either of them is physically demanding.

Answer 2

#1 money is not everything, you can not replace your body. I worked a full time and part time job many years ago. I went to the doctor because I was not feeling up to par. The doctor had to remind me that the current cost for a heart attact was $$$,$$$ thousands, and I was only clearing a couple $$$ extra per month. I decided to make a list of expenses that I could live without, then it was not necessary to work the extra job. It took six months for the extra job to effect my health.

#2 Make sure that you check with your tax person as to what tax status you should claim on your second job, single W/0, married W/2, etc. You can only be tax exempt under special circumstants. Sometimes working a second job will through you into a higher tax bracket at the end of the year.

Answer 3

Probaly the laws of Physics
There are 168 hours in a 7 day week and you are looking at staying awake for 140 of them, leaving 4 hours per day to get ready for and then to and from each job, finally to then get some sleep.
You would be hard put to properly work one 70 hour week, let alone to try for two

Answer 4

Yes, there is. It is called the "Working Time Regulations (WTR)". You can only work a maximum of 48 hours per week.

As your employers know you have 2 Jobs (They do, don't they?), you simply need to write a note to both of them saying that:

I, <>, opt out of the WTR, and am free to work greater than 48 hours per week. This allows me to legally work both of my current jobs which would exceed 48 hours per week"

I understand that I can opt-in by written notification to yourself

Yours sincerely

Sign and Name (and Date)


There you go, you are now all ok to work these hours;

Answer 5

If you signed-up a contract with an employer that requires you to work a certain number of hours pw and only during certain times a day, they could prosecute you for breaking their contract of employment if you do so.

Answer 6

Depends what you do.You can not do 2 driving jobs if you have a tacho fitted.My employer has a clause in my contract to stop this

Answer 7

No, but your main employer might have problem with you "moonlighting" if the second job is the competition. Other than that, it is physically up to you.

Answer 8

No, unless your drawing Social Security.

Answer 9

No, there's no law against it. Women do it all the time. The down side is they only get paid for one.