Working in the UK for a non-EEA employer
All social security agreement countries that have an arrangement with the UK to allow employment in that country (see working in another country for a UK employer) have a similar reciprocal arrangement allowing people coming from their country to work in the UK for a non-UK employer. Limits for the maximum amount of time you can work in the UK will be the same as for the other part of the arrangement. This means you can work in the UK for a
- Barbadian employer for a maximum of 3 years
- Bermudan employer for a maximum of 12 months
- Israeli employer for a maximum of 2 years
- Jamaican employer for a maximum of 3 years
- Japanese employer for a maximum of 5 years
- Jersey or Guernsey employer for a maximum of 3 years
- Mauritian employer for a maximum of 24 months
- Philippine employer for a maximum of 3 years
- Republic of Korea employer for a maximum of 5 years
- employer from the Republics of the former Yugoslavia for a maximum of 12 months.
Working in the UK for a Canadian employer
You can work for Canadian employer in the UK for a maximum of 5 years. If you will be working for more than five years, you and your employer will have to start paying Class 1 contributions as soon as you start work in the UK. Neither you nor your employer will be required to pay contributions to the Canada Pension plan during this time.
If you are working in the UK for the Canadian government or, while in the UK, have accepted an offer of employment made to you by a Canadian diplomatic mission or consulate, then you may be subject to arrangements similar to those described in the section Special contribution arrangements for government and similar employment in Canada.
Working in the UK for a New Zealand employer
You do not have to start paying contributions until you have been living in the UK for a continuous period of 52 weeks if:
- you are not ordinarily resident in the UK; and
- you have been sent to work temporarily in the UK by your employer in New Zealand.
If your work situation in the UK is different from this, you will normally have to pay UK contributions as soon as you start work here. Your employer should arrange this for you.
Working in the UK for a Turkish employer
You will not have to pay UK Class 1 contributions while you are working in the UK if:
- you are not a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen, a British Overseas citizen or a British National (Overseas); and
- you are not ordinarily resident in the UK; and
- your Turkish employer sends you to work temporarily in the UK; and
- your employer's principal place of business is in Turkey.
During this time you remain insured under the Turkish scheme. The Turkish authorities will give you and your employer a certificate showing that you continue to pay contributions to the Turkish scheme while you work in the UK. If an officer from the HM Revenue and Customs asks why UK contributions are not being paid for you, show the certificate.
