I currently ''work'' 40 hours a week for a company that prohibits side jobs according to its policy. However, I haven't found any specific law in Japan that states this. Japanese labor laws take precedence over company rules. Regardless, I know I should follow company rules, but I'm considering taking on side jobs (contract, part-time/arubaito, or freelance).
A Japanese friend has just told me that if I file a 確定申告 (tax return), the company will find out. First question is, is she right? Also, is there any way to bypass this? Can they check the employer's name on this tax return?
I have Japanese citizenship, so I don't have any visa-related issues, and I also hold dual citizenship. I thought about using my foreign bank account (which has a presence in Japan, too) to earn some extra money, even if I need to declare the taxes back to my other country (which has lower taxes than Japan).
I barely work 15 hours a week because I have automated everything. Have not done any overtime in the past 365 days. Also, asked for more challenging tasks, because I helped in reducing 25 hours of my weekly working hours, as well as 5-7 weekly hours of 15-20 employees. I would not mind continuing that, but the manager didn't like it because many employees don't have many things to do. People who are used to do overtime, they complained to their managers that I screwed it for all of them…
I have 25 hours, at least, often 30-33 hours a week to do whatever I want. I'm already going to the gym 6-7x/week, doing the groceries, cooking, playing musical instrument, going for BJJ classes every day, but I want to do something that is more technically challenging for my mind while earning some extra cash to invest in my country. Any thoughts?
by Any-Blacksmith-6304