Part-Time Staff with Other Work

[hotel-man]

Im looking to take on some extra bar staff.

Ideally I want to keep them below the £144 per week level - as I dont fancy having to pay nearly 14% Employers NI. (Please correct me if I have the figures wrong and its more or less).

So, if I employ someone who has a job elsewhere (paying £144 per week for example) will I have to pay the Employers NI automatically even if they only work 1hr a week for me?

Thanks

 

[Scalloway]

NI is a tax on employment rather than income. The threshold is the same for each job. If someone has another job you must deduct tax from the wages you pay them.

 

[hotel-man]

NI is a tax on employment rather than income. The threshold is the same for each job. If someone has another job you must deduct tax from the wages you pay them.

Im lost there.

You state the threshold is the same for EACH job - so each job can earn £144 before either employer pays employers NI ??? is that correct?

Im aware that I need to deduct tax once they go over their tax allowance (which may include other work classed as their main job) but the tax allowance is higher than the employers NI from what I can see, so not relevant to the Q.

Typical Personal Allowance = £8105pa = £155.80 per week

Gross pay before Employers NI Conts due = approx £144 per week.


basically, Im trying to keep staff below £144 per week as I dont want to pay Employers NI - Im just concerned that other employment might result in me having to pay employers NI (on top of the deductions from empoyee for Tax and NI which I dont mind processing if need be).

Thanks

 

[Scalloway]

The £144 limit is for each job. So if you keep your weekly payments to each member of staff below this you don't have to pay Employers NI.

 

[hotel-man]

Thanks Scalloway.