Professional Registration

samwich1979

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Losing a few pounds for a couple of weeks is really not worth risking your future career for.

ETA

Just read that you're now planning to lie about it! What profession is this?

Doesnt matter what profession it is and i am not going to incriminate myself now am i?

jfh7gwa

I'd also love to know what profession this is!

Uncertain

jfh7gwa wrote: »

Yes cr1mson that's the list I was going to post. Just an extract for reference:

That covers a LOT of people. I'd definitely try and get someone else to do it for you than take a risk with this.

Surely you have a neighbour, friend, friend of a friend who knows you that meets the criteria? My husband often does it for people as a member of the British Computer Society, and I know for a fact that my sister has been asked before (she's a qualified social worker). I also asked my neighbour to do this before when I was applying for a passport in a hurry, he was a photographer with proper qualifications (degree) which I hadn't realised would count - phew!

Please have a think about someone you could use.. I'd rather argue that the signee is a person of good standing... and they not agree.. because that's just a difference in opinion.

BUT getting your relative to do it is much harder to prove as an accident/mistake on your part - it shows you've sort of set out to deceive.

Excellent post.

samwich1979

I know its my fault i didnt know were i was up to with payments but it goes through by DD and recently my bank account closed due to debt so it bounced and because we had to move from our last house in a hurry i didnt get the letters they sent me to pay them.
Plus i just totally forgot about it as its a rolling DD and i dont need to do anything to renew this it just carries on.

I know the consequences of all this as i have been doing the job for 13 years but its just so easy to forget about it when you are not at work and have so many other things to think about.

SarEl

samwich1979 wrote: »

I know the consequences of all this ...

Clearly you do not, so I am going to say it one more time. If you are ever found out then there is a very high probability that you will be dismissed. And a dismissal for that reason may well and probably will affect your professional registration in the future. You could lose both your job and your career. Working without your egistration puts both you and your employer at risk of being sued. And claiming that you sent off the papers last month will not work - they can easily enquire as to the dates documents were signed or received and processed. I am not saying this for my own nebfit - I have seen it happen. People can and do get sacked for working for even a week without their proper professional registration - and in some cases it is a criminal offence too. You will not be able to manage your debt any better by risking, or losing, your job.

persa

samwich1979 wrote: »

I know its my fault i didnt know were i was up to with payments but it goes through by DD and recently my bank account closed due to debt so it bounced and because we had to move from our last house in a hurry i didnt get the letters they sent me to pay them.
Plus i just totally forgot about it as its a rolling DD and i dont need to do anything to renew this it just carries on.

I know the consequences of all this as i have been doing the job for 13 years but its just so easy to forget about it when you are not at work and have so many other things to think about.

Fully understand why you forgot, don't beat yourself up about that.

But if you get caught lying, you might get sacked and you have an OH and a new baby to support - not worth the risk.

Does this registration purely affect your salary - or does it impact on the kind of tasks you're allowed to do? If so, make sure your employer is aware of the period in which your registration is lapsed - it could invalidate insurance otherwise.

samwich1979

persa wrote: »

Fully understand why you forgot, don't beat yourself up about that.

But if you get caught lying, you might get sacked and you have an OH and a new baby to support - not worth the risk.

Does this registration purely affect your salary - or does it impact on the kind of tasks you're allowed to do? If so, make sure your employer is aware of the period in which your registration is lapsed - it could invalidate insurance otherwise.

I know it has happened to others in the past and they had their wages reduced for the time they were not registered and they could not do their full duties either until all the paper work was through.

Im just so scared of what work will say to me because when it has happened with others they have been really had a go at over it and i really dont need it right now. Its stressful enough having to leave my husband and baby son to go back to work and im only just starting to deal with my debt probems.

persa

samwich1979 wrote: »

I know it has happened to others in the past and they had their wages reduced for the time they were not registered and they could not do their full duties either until all the paper work was through.

Im just so scared of what work will say to me because when it has happened with others they have been really had a go at over it and i really dont need it right now. Its stressful enough having to leave my husband and baby son to go back to work and im only just starting to deal with my debt probems.

If they couldn't do their full duties, there will probably be a good (legal) reason why you shouldn't do yours either. You will need to tell your employer - if someone has a go at you, don't let it get to you. By admitting the error and getting it sorted, you're doing as much as you can and no one has been sacked over this previously - just had their wages temporarily reduced.

I repeat, temporarily - this needn't be a major setback in your goal to support your new family and clear your debt. You are going to trip up from time to time on your journey to becoming debt free - this may well be the first little hiccup. The important thing is dealing with it sensibly and not letting it panic you into doing something foolish - like, oh, I don't know, buying a new handbag on credit. (Sorry for the awful example, I couldn't think of anything else!)

Does your OH know the full extent of your debt problems? Is there anything he could do to help you with your constant worrying? Maybe help write letters to your creditors whilst you're at work and baby is sleeping?

You sound incredibly stressed and you haven't even gone back to work yet - I think you need to come up with a better coping strategy or you will be a wreck by the end of your first week!

Another thing to remember is that if someone shouts at you at work and it upsets you - that's work. Don't take it home with you. I'm sure you're going to miss your OH and new baby boy - if you learn to leave your problems in your workplace, you can come home and have some lovely quality time with your two favourite boys and that's what's really important.

Take a deep breath - once you calm down, I'm sure you'll realise that lying about these forms is a really bad idea. Stress can do awful things to your head!

samwich1979

Just found my recent registration details when i last updated my details in October 2010 and it is a certificate saying i am registered until 30th November 2012!

So basically just because my bank closed my account and they couldnt take my payment they have stopped my registration and although i hadnt changed my address since i recently moved they have my correct telephone number and could have let me know in this way.

Do you think i have a leg to stand on with this? as they shouldnt just stop my registration so soon after a returned payment should they? seems a bit harsh in my opinion.

I am going to try and ring back in the morning and see if they can just take a payment for £60 for this months installment although i have been told i cant do this, surely as i am registered til 2012 they must be able to do something to help me?

Oldernotwiser

samwich1979 wrote: »

When you have bills to pay and your husband doesnt work its a BIG deal!

Compared to losing not only your job but your career? It really isn't a big deal!