40% take on second jobs
The study – carried out by the Irish arm of leading British employment law/health and safety consultant Peninsula – found that the level of “double-jobbing” to make ends meet increased by 17% in 2009, having been at 23% in 2008.
In addition, the growing trend is raising significant concerns over potential breaches of employment law, particularly possible breaches of working time regulations – which currently has 48 hours as the maximum working week.