Help, I've lied about my salary to my potential employers and now they're asking for my payslips.

Dox

Nicki wrote: »

Not at the recruitment stage no. Good GDPR practice is only to collect info at the point at which it is needed which in OP’s case is when she has a confirmed offer and is organising payroll. Not at reference checking stage

Get real. This is about checking sales ability, which is normally closely linked to commission (why else would OP lie?). The point at which this info is needed is therefore before the offer is confirmed. The potential employer is weeding out the liars - and OP is one of them. At least it could stop OP resigning from one job then being sacked from the new one before even getting there!

shortcrust

Employer: “We’ve hired you on the basis of your claimed £17,000 commission earnings so far this year. Can we please see evidence of this? Perhaps a payslip?”

OP: “Not at the recruitment stage no. Good GDPR practice is only to collect info at the point at which it is needed which in my case is when you have confirmed my job offer and are organising payroll. Not at reference checking stage.”

To quote Marvel1: :wall:

Edit to add: Employer: “Fine. Bye!”

YBR

In my industry there isn't the same level of commission but at Interview I have learned to politely refuse to state my current salary and instead state what I am looking for in the new role. If pushed I would day that my employer would prefer their pay role information is confidential, and don't they agree that should be the case!
Best you can do now though is submit payslips and if they query it politely say there must have been a misunderstanding/written down wrong/ ...
You may be fortunate, you may not.

Exodi

This thread seriously gave me a headache. You have people that have never worked in sales or earned commission telling the OP 'I've never been asked for a payslip' (why this is relevant or matters is anyone's guess) and informing the OP (based on the plethora of experience they have on the matter) to take the moral high ground - despite the whole reason this is an issue is because the OP has lied about their salary!

The OP has now compounded the problem by asking if they can submit bank statements at a later stage (fantastic idea by the way - maybe just after you leave your old job?) and still is advised to either lie or make, frankly, ludicrous comments about GDPR (keeping in mind your employer would access to your income and tax details from HMRC when you start).

OP, just submit your payslips, you're digging yourself a deeper hole. I think at this point I'd just accept you're not going to get this job.

Marcon

YBR wrote: »

In my industry there isn't the same level of commission but at Interview I have learned to politely refuse to state my current salary and instead state what I am looking for in the new role. If pushed I would day that my employer would prefer their pay role information is confidential, and don't they agree that should be the case!
Best you can do now though is submit payslips and if they query it politely say there must have been a misunderstanding/written down wrong/ ...
You may be fortunate, you may not.

Sounds like you've had a lot of interviews, probably because employers can't believe their ears. I'd certainly close the door on any candidate who decided they weren't going to provide information which would be important to me as a potential employer. Current (or most recent) salary gives a whole load of information, normally much more relevant than the candidate's fanciful notions of what salary they are looking for in a new job.

ipman3

Just send them all the documents along with the payslips and dont say anything (and keep your fingers crossed) - trying to cover up will only make it worse so keep on the honest truth part.

Bit odd that they have asked for your payslips - best to be honest as possible now - lesson learned, but hope things work out for you.

Ozzuk

I don't get why so many people think it is odd. If you are a professional you are asked to prove it, i.e. what training you have done, members of which bodies etc. If you work in a specific field you'll be asked for specific qualifications.

What is the best way to work out if a salesman is any good? Look at his commission...

Bradders9126

My advice...

Provide all legit payslips, references etc..

If it comes up as an enquiry just use the old phrase “I was really nervous during the interview process and I got the amounts wrong” The basic salary is correct so is quite believable really as people become really nervous during official processes.

Don’t dig a hole and try to forge etc..

Ja7188

If it comes up as an enquiry just use the old phrase “I was really nervous during the interview process and I got the amounts wrong” The basic salary is correct so is quite believable really as people become really nervous during official processes.

Would you really believe this? It might be more plausible if the actual and claimed amounts were closer together but the alternative (and true) explanation that the OP lied through their teeth rings a lot truer...

Don’t dig a hole and try to forge etc..

The OP is clearly already in a hole that they're unlikely to be able to get out of. I agree with those who've suggested that they've blown their chances here and need to get looking elsewhere.

crackerberry

Just give them the pay slips. For all they know you had a storming run of sales in the months prior to those pay slips and then had a bit of a dry run, then had a few more good months but they pay commission two or three months behind so your pay slips don't reflect it.



Using the above as an excuse would be a bit of a stretch, but that scenario does actually happen in sales. One person I worked with many years ago did naff all sales wise for the first ten months then, when on his last legs with the company because of this, brought a new deal in worth 150% of their target and got a nice £60k bonus in one lump sum two months later.