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31 Oct Can I work in another while on a Skilled worker visa?

Posted on October 31, 2022 in Working in the UK by
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The Sponsor guidance Part 2: sponsor a worker, clearly addresses this question:

S8.6. Generally, workers granted permission on the Worker or Temporary Worker routes must work for the sponsor, and in the employment, specified on their Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) ….

S8.7. In addition, depending on the route on which they have been granted, sponsored workers may be allowed to:

  • take additional employment (Scale-up Workers only)
  • work out a contractual notice period
  • take supplementary employment
  • take secondary employment with a second CoS
  • take limited temporary employment as a sportsperson or as a sports broadcaster
  • do voluntary work….

 

Therefore, as a GENERAL Skilled worker visa holder, you may be able to take supplementary employment, but you will have to satisfy the requirements below to take a second job.

S8.12. Supplementary employment must meet all of the following requirements

  • it must be in the same profession and at the same professional level as the work for which the worker’s CoS was assigned or be a job which is in an occupation listed in Appendix Shortage Occupation List – if the occupation is later removed from the list of shortage occupations, the worker must finish that employment
  • it must be for no more than 20 hours a week; and
  • it must take place outside of the normal working hours for which the worker’s CoS was assigned

 

S8.13. Where supplementary employment is permitted, it does not have to be with a licensed sponsor. Sponsored workers do not need to advise us of any supplementary employment they undertake as long as it meets these criteria.

For example, if you are currently being sponsored as a Financial Analyst, you cannot take on additional employment as a Sales Assistant at a retail store or a barista at a café.

Your supplementary working hours should be less than 20 hours per week, and must take place outside the normal working hours in your sponsored job.

You can undertake supplementary employment for an employer who does not hold a sponsor license if your second job falls into S8.12.

It is also possible to be sponsored in a second job (if you wish to take on a second job where you will be working more than 20 hours a week or in a different occupation code). You will need to be assigned a COS by your second employer, so that you can make an additional visa application. Both your current sponsored role and the new, additional role will need to meet the requirements of the Skilled Worker route in terms of minimum skill level and salary requirement.

Undertaking additional employment that does not meet the supplementary employment criteria for which you have not been granted permission, may lead to being in breach of your conditions of stay, which in turn will seriously impact your immigration status in the UK.

 

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