Efforts are being made by the public sector to crack down on staff who work multiple different jobs at the same time, in secret.
The practice, known as polygamous working, has arguably become more prevalent with the growth in remote working but it can be potentially unlawful depending on your employment contract.
The Cabinet Office told BBC London that since 2016, their national anti-fraud initiative caught out 301 employees in the public sector and recovered £1.35m in salary payment. In a recent case, a council worker was convicted of fraud for having two full time jobs at two London councils.
I spoke to someone who worked multiple secret jobs in the past and found out what councils and the government are doing to curb this trend and the implications it has on public services.
Imtiaz Shams, in his mid-thirties and CEO of a tech start-up, worked as a public sector finance assistant in his gap year, saving his £16,000 annual salary for university fees.
