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As an employee in the UK you can earn up to £4,615
in each financial year before tax bands are applicable. Any earnings
above £4,615 will be liable to income tax. The bands are listed
below, for example, the first £1,920 will be liable to 10%
tax deduction.
Annual Tax Bands
10% up to £1,960
22% from £1,961 to £30,500
40% over £30,501
The bandings may change at the start of each financial
year, which begins on 6 April.
Personal allowance is usually allocated throughout
the year on a weekly/monthly basis depending on method of payment.
This is to ensure that an equal proportion of the tax liability
is collected throughout the year instead of a lump sum being collected
at end of the year.
For further information relating to tax visit Inland
Revenue website at: www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk
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National Insurance Contributions
If you earn over £89.01 per week you will be
required to pay employee's National Insurance contributions, which
are approximately 11% of your salary. These are deducted to give
you full access to the National Health Service free of charge.
Setting up National Insurance Number
For overseas teachers Elite Education will provide
you with a letter that will assist you to apply for a National Insurance
Number. You need to apply in person at your local DSS office. You
need to contact them to make an appointment once you have been working
for 6 weeks. To find the closest office please phone the DSS National
Insurance Enquiry Line on + 44 (0)20 7712 2171 once you have commenced
working in the UK. We recommend that you consider appropriate medical
cover until you start working in the UK, as well as if you wish
to travel outside the UK and EU.
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