Switching bank accounts - new bank want to tell my employer

girlinabox

I'm in the process of filling in the form for a switch to HSBC, from a Natwest account i use for billing (not my main account), but HSBC have said on the application "We'll also tell your employer that you've changed your bank account details." however I do not want or need them to do this - my wage goes into a completely different account!  Is there anything i can do?

cx6

If you don't pay your salary into that account then they won't notify your employer as there will be nothing to 'switch'.

girlinabox

cx6 said:

If you don't pay your salary into that account then they won't notify your employer as there will be nothing to 'switch'.

Thank you for your reply.  I thought they would inform them using the employer details i provided as part of the credit search.  If that's not the case then great!

penners324

girlinabox said:

cx6 said:

If you don't pay your salary into that account then they won't notify your employer as there will be nothing to 'switch'.

Thank you for your reply.  I thought they would inform them using the employer details i provided as part of the credit search.  If that's not the case then great!

Basically a note goes through the bacs and faster payment systems to the sender of the payment advising them of the change of bank details.

If no payment goes into the old account then there's no note