IRELAND · CHAPTER 15
Working whileyou study in Ireland.
With Stamp 2 you can work up to 20 hours a week during term and up to 40 hours a week from June to September and from 15 December to 15 January.
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Rules
- 20 h/week in term
- 40 h/week in the set holiday periods
- PPS number needed
- Same employment rights as other workers
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Work rules
- Up to 20 hours a week in term
- Up to 40 hours a week in June–September and 15 December–15 January
- Only for students on a degree-level programme (Stamp 2)
- PPS number and Irish bank account needed
- Employers must pay the national minimum wage
Tax on what you earn
You need a Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) to work. Register the job in Revenue's myAccount (Jobs and Pensions) so your tax credits are applied; until then you are taxed at the higher emergency rate. Most students on part-time wages pay little or no income tax once credits are applied, and Universal Social Charge only applies above a yearly threshold.
If you overpaid, claim it back through myAccount after the year ends (Ireland's tax year is the calendar year).
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Your questions, answered.
Because your employer had no tax credit certificate for you. Get a PPSN, register the job in Revenue's myAccount and the overpaid tax is refunded through payroll or after the year.
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