How many working people on here (& I'm not being 'workist' here. ..), are allowed by their current employer to engage in a second employment that gives them a similar, or, higher wage to their main employment ?? Note, here for Tyrone, it's the catch ... Can anyone else, with a semblance of balanced knowledge, PLEASE explain why boris johnson is allowed, at the same time to be, mayor of London and a swing MP??? added to that what about his income from his several newspaper articles and his involvement with the spectator??? Â said major, and said MP, how can he divide his time fairly to both sets of constituents whom he claims to serve? ? Where is this fair to members of the British public? ?? Or is it just the usual two fingers to the real working class of this country? ??? Doubtless he needs the money to provide for ask the boris bar stewards he had created from all his sordid affairs. .. Great example to set to us all isn't it Tyrone ?????????????
I'm opposed to MPs from all parties doing second jobs. I don't think it can be justified and when you look at some of the posts they take up as 'second' jobs it does bring their impartiality into question.
Is the answer something to do with living in a free society? Where hopefully one can do whatever one's inclinations or talents allow? p.s. what's a "swing" MP? A suggestion regarding sexual preferences, a reference to his dancing style, or someone with a marginal seat perhaps? Or perhaps I've missed summat.
When I was working for an architect practice I would earn more in my spare time doing freelance jobs than from my actual job and it was totally fine and allowed
I can't imagine many employees are restricted about what they can do out of employed hours. Otherwise is a restriction of trade
Not making political points as politicians of all hues are as bad as each other but all those who hold political office should be restricted for all other employment whilst they hold office. Any other employment creates a clear conflict of interest.
its quite common for there to clauses in your contract about working (or even some other things) outside employed hours Not working for a competitor is a common one but also anything that can impact your ability to work may be in somewhere - I think many footballers for example have clauses about not drinking till 3am the day before a match You can even be required to live within a certain distance in some cases Boris is a tricky one though since Mayor and MP are both elected posts and the numpties who voted him in as an MP knew he was already a mayor I do have more of a problem with conflicts of interest for MP's though No problem with them writing a newspaper article but working as an advisor for a group or company is very dodgy even though they declare it
Clutching at straws a bit here. As an elected official he's accountable to the public. If they felt he wasn't capable he wouldn't have been elected. Also a lot of people have worked very hard in their lives so that they don't have to be beholden to an employer. It's rather sad to see people so envious of another man's success.
As a Project Manager with a oil company, I carried out consultancy work with my employer's knowledge and consent. I had to assure them that there was no conflict of interest.