A netizen shared how he is struggling to make ends meet to put food on the table for his family and wonders if he is breaking the law by working two jobs.
Here is the story
I need some advice from the general public without exposing myself in case I have broken the law.
Due to the rise in costs and zero pay increases, with many mouths to feed and many expenses to pay… I have picked up a second job without informing either employer.
However one is self employed and the other is a more of a traditional office job but work from home and in a different industry. Am I allowed to do so ? After all it’s not good to my family if I have to pay any fines or serve jail time… I just wanted to give my family a better life and be able to eat a little better every now and then.
Currently we are barely making ends meet and on some days me and my SO have to eat instant noodles just to make sure the young and old have proper food.
Hope to hear from you guys.
– desperate Singaporean-
Netizens’ comments
- As long as there is no conflict of interest and you are doing outside of your employment time and not using company resources, I don’t think they care. If they caught u, just quit. Won’t be jailed lah… cost a lot of money to jail someone.
- I don’t think you have broke any law if you take 2 jobs to make ends meet. Employment is a contract between you and the employer.
- Talk to your employer about your current situation. Better to have transparency from the onset and whether your employer is able to make any better adjustment. Rather than for you to worry yourself out with this and tire yourself out with the second job too..