what check can an employer do in the uk to prove employment history if i was employed by family?
my new employer requested a letter from my dads accountant which I provided them with, the accountant is a relative of our family and we share a surname. the employer rang today to say this may not be satisfactory and now i am all worried as this employment was legit and above board but the new employer is treating me as if it is not and i really need this job! I dont know what to do!
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If you were legally employed i.e. paying national insurance and tax etc and your employer (your family) were paying what they were legally obliged to pay i.e their share of you national insurance etc then there should not be a problem. You should have a P45 and yearly copies of a P60 provided by your employer these show details of your employment and you tax status. If you don't have these and were never given them it is possible that you were not legally employed.If this is the case you will not have a check-able work history and your new prospective employer could regard you as never being employed. You need to find out the status of you employment with the family because if it was not a legal employment your family and you could find yourself liable for a sizable tax liability, also if national insurance was not paid this would effect your state pension rights.
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