Can the postholder take supplementary employment?
Possibly. A person who has a work permit and wishes to take work additional to that for which the work permit was issued may do so without further permission from the Home Office provided the work: • is outside of their normal working hours; • is no more than 20 hours per week; • is in the same profession and at the same professional level for which the holder’s work permit was issued; and • is not employed by a recruitment agency, employment agency or similar business to provide personnel to a client. The work permit holder is not allowed to enter self-employment, set-up a business or join another business as a director or partner. If a work permit holder wishes to be self-employed or set up a business he/she will need to apply to the Home Office for Leave to Remain for this purpose. Multiple Entry Work Permit holders are not permitted to take supplementary employment.
