UK workers opt for second jobs

Date: 24th June 2008

Employees in the UK are opting to take second jobs as a way of making ends meet, it has been claimed.

According to data released by recruitment site peopleperhour.com, in an effort to deal with rising inflation levels, a number of employees in Britain are taking second jobs, reports Personnel Today.

"The current economic conditions have contributed immeasurably to the burgeoning popularity of sites like ours," said Xenios Thrasyvoulou, the founder of the site.

"Skilled professionals are struggling to make ends meet. It's little wonder increasing numbers of them are harnessing their experience and skills to offer freelance services outside office hours."

Specifically, the company has claimed that, of its 7,000 providers of freelance services, 35 per cent already work full-time.

Despite the Bank of England operating with a target of two per cent, inflation is currently at the higher rate of 3.3 per cent.