Employment
According to a recent report called All Work & Low Pay from the NUS and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) 'the number of full-time students who take employment during their studies has jumped by 54 percent in the last ten years'. Admittedly student numbers have also risen but this demonstrates a 'big change in the routine of university life'. The study indicates that full-time students now work an average of 14 hours a week.
A large number of students choose to work in order to supplement their income and minimise the level of debt they are likely to graduate with. Given the fact that students commencing Higher Education from September 2006 will carry not only a maintenance loan but a fee loan aswell this is understandable.
Students also choose to work to enhance their prospects in their chosen career at a later date by developing their experience and skills.
If you are looking for part-time or vacation work, you might find the Union Society Jobshop a useful place to look. Some students choose to carry out voluntary work instead and use SCAN as a route into this.
However employment can bring its own issues and if students have any problems or queries about employment rights, National Insurance, Income Tax etc, these matters can be dealt with by the Student Advice Centre. Some examples of the types of queries we deal with are:
- Emplyment rights - Contractual and Statutory
- Entitlement to Work
- Income tax
- National Insurance Numbers
- National Insurance Contributions
- National Minimum Wage
- Dismissal
- Unions
If you are an International Student there may be restrictions on you working at all or on how long you can work for. Please contact the Student Advice Centre is you are at all unclear. This can have serious immigration implications so you need to understand the permission you may or may not have to work in the UK.
Please note this is an exhaustive list and you are welcome to approach the Student Advice Centre with any other type of Accommodation issue. To contact us please see the main Student Advice Centre web page.
If you are interested in looking at relevant and useful links for Employment please see our Employment - Useful Links subpage.
