Paid cash in hand?

Its a little bit complicted but the short answer is that I get a full weeks wages even when I wasnt working over the summer.

I also get a payslip via email.

I have also been taken on as a full time driver in recent weeks as there is enough work to justify it.

If you want to pm me no issue.

This guy appears to have some cash income and he fancies having a driver working somewhat casually. It's happening all over.

No doubt that is happening. But, generally not where someone is working with kids and driving a vehicle. IT still could be, but how do you think insurance or Gardai would react in the event of an accident if the OP wasn't actually an employee.

Insurance companies generally start by looking for a way to get out of paying out money, whatever the adverts might portray.

A lot of negative assumptions. He's an employer, he must be a crook. Similarly, someone is a landlord, they must be a bad one.

At €300 odd a week there is feck all advantage to either the employer or employee for a "cash" payment.

And what's a "wad of notes" - I had a "wad" of €1500 during the summer. Am I now a crook?

It's possibly a scenario whereas the employer gets the wages done monthly, but wants to ensure the employee is paid each week.

The employer quotes a net rate to the employee and let's the accounts person sort out the books. (Most accountants will still and always will call it "the books")

In small rural businesses, this still happens. Accountants don't like it as it takes more work, but it's a hell of a lot more common than city folk would think.

I drive school buses. You’re getting paid the average rate for a double run. Secondary and primary. May I ask if it’s a coach your driving or a minibus.

At €350 cash you are not making prsi etc. contributions.

If you have not been offered a payslip and he’s skirting around the issue you are a cash labourer.

14 buses isn’t a small operator.

Are you just being taken on for the 50% capacity rule which ends of dec 14th.

No one gets a contract for school runs. ( sad but true)

Bank holidays and Holidays generally aren’t paid even though it is a legal requirement for the 8%.

Driving school buses is considered a part time casual labour job. It’s usually done by retired people as an additional income and will rarely be a primary income.

If you are receiving any other state benefit then you are breaking all employee/employer rules (I’m not saying you are, I just know people that do and honestly it’s their own business) and that’s why you are getting cash.

You won’t get state sick pay, stamps for unemployment benefit of PUP if needed .

I hope that gives a little clarity.

The only thing is to ask you employer for a payslip. Has he asked for your PPS number? If he is giving you cash in hand he will be paying for the tax.

It does happen, I did my training in practice and had a few clients who gave their employees, cash in hand at the end of the week. I told them time and time again not to agree a figure into the hand as tax credits/bands change or can be transferred or worse the person might be on emergency tax. He still did it, and usually only gave me the weekly figures once a month. So it is possible to have a perfectly round figure for your net wages, the employer just pays whatever the tax is.

Employers in the farming industry often quote net.

Again more assumptions.

No I'm not, Some employers would quote salaries in net, but payslip would reflect gross.Unusual practice i know but it does happen.

Not many, but a few. There was nothing wrong with those clients.

From the way you phrase it sounds like you didn't work in the tax department so how would you have come across it? I did my training in a mid-size firm in a large town but with a lot of rural clients. We didn't have a tax department but just did the payroll for our own book-keeping/ accounts clients.