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sick pay - employed and self employed

i have 2 jobs - i am employed for 14 hrs /wk and self employed for 2-3 hrs/wk.

I am currently on sick leave following an operation.

I am receiving sick pay from my employer.

My question is about my self employed role. I need to work 16 hrs a week to be entitled to my childcare tax credits - but can i actually work if i am signed off sick from my other role?If not then can i claim any sick pay for the self emp. role? Will this affect my ability to claim tax credits as usual? do i need to let HMRC know?

I can actually physically do the self emp job as it is less physically demanding - but it doesn't feel 'right' to be doing that whilst getting sick pay from my employed role.

Hope that makes sense? It feels a bit jumbled to me!

thanks x

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  • Notmyrealname
    Notmyrealname Posts: 4,003 Forumite
    crunchtime wrote: »
    i have 2 jobs - i am employed for 14 hrs /wk and self employed for 2-3 hrs/wk.

    I am currently on sick leave following an operation.

    I am receiving sick pay from my employer.

    My question is about my self employed role. I need to work 16 hrs a week to be entitled to my childcare tax credits - but can i actually work if i am signed off sick from my other role?If not then can i claim any sick pay for the self emp. role? Will this affect my ability to claim tax credits as usual? do i need to let HMRC know?

    I can actually physically do the self emp job as it is less physically demanding - but it doesn't feel 'right' to be doing that whilst getting sick pay from my employed role.

    Hope that makes sense? It feels a bit jumbled to me!

    thanks x

    You can work whilst signed off sick if the reason would not affect the other work, i.e you drive for a living in one job and do office work in another but have a broken leg so can't do the driving job.

    You can't claim sick pay for the S/E role.
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