Can a new employer find out about previous salary?

Running_On_Empty

I hope you won't be working for my bank.

Tinuel

Running_On_Empty wrote: »

I hope you won't be working for my bank.

Why? Because one wants to improve his salary for his and his family sake? Because one wanted to avoid a scaled down salary?

Wow, let me know when you come down from your never told a lie high horse...

chrisbur

If you do not want your employer to know the details on your P45 instructions on what to do are on page 2 of the P45.
"Going to a new job

Give Parts 2 and 3 of this form to your new employer,
or you will have tax deducted using the emergency
code and may pay too much tax. If you do not want
your new employer to know the details on this form,
send it to your HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) office
immediately with a letter saying so and giving the
name and address of your new employer. HMRC can
make special arrangements, but you may pay too

much tax for a while as a result of this."

Running_On_Empty

Tinuel wrote: »

Why? Because one wants to improve his salary for his and his family sake? Because one wanted to avoid a scaled down salary?

Wow, let me know when you come down from your never told a lie high horse...

Because you cheated.

Tinuel

Running_On_Empty wrote: »

Because you cheated.

Says the whiter than white person, the mother Teresa of this forum...

Running_On_Empty

Tinuel wrote: »

Says the whiter than white person, the mother Teresa of this forum...

Working in a bank involves trust.
Staff have access to customers’ confidential and highly sensitive financial information.
Lying about your previous salary demonstrates that you are untrustworthy.
That is why I hope you don’t get a job with my bank.

You asked for advice: do not lie when you apply for a job in future especially on an application form. If you do you can be dismissed.

peigi_2

Tinuel wrote: »

Says the whiter than white person, the mother Teresa of this forum...

Do not let the beggers get you down.

DVardysShadow

Running_On_Empty wrote: »

Working in a bank involves trust.
Staff have access to customers’ confidential and highly sensitive financial information.
Lying about your previous salary demonstrates that you are untrustworthy.
That is why I hope you don’t get a job with my bank.

You asked for advice: do not lie when you apply for a job in future especially on an application form. If you do you can be dismissed.

If you buy a loaf of bread, do you ask the price paid for the previous loaf of bread sold by the shop? And if you found out they exaggerated by 14p, would you throw your toys out of the pram?

cupcakerachi wrote: »

If they think you're up for the job and pay you that much, then perhaps you actually deserve it.

An employer should be paying what they think the employee is worth, not what the previous employer thought they were worth. I don't actually agree with a prospective employer asking previous salary. It is far from a fair or relevant measure of an employees worth.

cazziebo

This isn't about value or worth, it's about integrity.

What if the OP had lied about qualifications, experience, responsibility? It's still dishonest.

Might never get found out, and the OP will have this on their conscience for a good few years. If it is found out, the employer will likely have to act, especially as this employer is a bank.

It is unlikely the p45 would be where it's discovered - different depts. It's more likely to come from references and some ref forms do have "salary on leaving" as a question.

Obviously, it's your call what you do. It would be daft not to accept the offer for the job you want. You've obviously impressed them in a competitive field to get the offer.

I don't believe the answer is more dishonesty, but is there a chance that your response was to the question "What salary would you be looking for?" (if it was a straightforward Q: What's your current salary? A: £x+£14k then stickier ground!)

Are there any benefits you enjoy in your current role which you won't get in the new one - eg more holiday entitlement, company car, etc? Remuneration isn't just salary and all these benefits have a value. Length of service itself has a value. Probably difficult to get this up to a 14k difference but if you can put a case together then it's worth having up your sleeve or even a word with the HR person (who will not want to run through the recruitment process again!)

Sambucus_Nigra

In answer to the actual question; if the HR dept or the manager call the previous manager and ask; then yes, they could find out.

If you bury your P45, then they can't find out by that route - but as you never know what checks are made then it is possible that they can discover your previous wage.