Can DWP contact your former employer without you knowing?

user67340348

I was planning on signing up for UC after leaving my job due to stress.

It was a combination of things that led to stress but the job was one of them.

I got a fitnote, medication and talking therapy.

Is there a chance the DWP would want to speak to my employer? and if they did, would they just do it without me knowing?

TELLIT01

It's unlikely that DWP would want to speak to your previous employer.  If you already have a fitnote from your GP that would generally be enough.

maxmycardagain

Can they?....yes

Will they?............ah, that you cant possibly predict

Best to assume they will and hope they dont

peteuk

Please stop opening so many threads and just keep to the one, this is the 6 or 7 thread all around the same or similar issue.  

Can they - Yes 
Will they - Who knows-
Will they - Why would they, your employer will have already notified them of your wage to date, your wage per year (hence your tax code) and that youve left their employment…so there is no need for them to do so as they have the info already. 

If you’re registered for the HMRC app you can see the the follow
Last net pay
Total net pay
Employer
tax free sum
estimated income tax

Mine i can roll back to 2018 -19…. So I ask again Why would they as they have the info. 

I am guessing you’re asking about the reason for leaving employment, `I believe they check but Im unsure how. But you left before Christmas so possibly you've avoided the risk of sanctions by delaying your application (again someone with more knowledge will know more)  Leaving a job without reason can lead to a 91 day sanction (doubled if its the second high level) The key word is CAN, a medium level sanction is 28 days. 

But given your health, if you have sought medical advice and obtained fit notes then these can be registered on your UC application and on your journal going forward as evidence of why you left.  

user67340348

peteuk said:

Please stop opening so many threads and just keep to the one, this is the 6 or 7 thread all around the same or similar issue.  

Can they - Yes 
Will they - Who knows-
Will they - Why would they, your employer will have already notified them of your wage to date, your wage per year (hence your tax code) and that youve left their employment…so there is no need for them to do so as they have the info already. 

If you’re registered for the HMRC app you can see the the follow
Last net pay
Total net pay
Employer
tax free sum
estimated income tax

Mine i can roll back to 2018 -19…. So I ask again Why would they as they have the info. 

I am guessing you’re asking about the reason for leaving employment, `I believe they check but Im unsure how. But you left before Christmas so possibly you've avoided the risk of sanctions by delaying your application (again someone with more knowledge will know more)  Leaving a job without reason can lead to a 91 day sanction (doubled if its the second high level) The key word is CAN, a medium level sanction is 28 days. 

But given your health, if you have sought medical advice and obtained fit notes then these can be registered on your UC application and on your journal going forward as evidence of why you left.  

Each time I've posted it's been with a different question

New question = new thread... otherwise it'll just turn into a mess.

Thanks for the info anyway

peteuk

user67340348 said:.  

Each time I've posted it's been with a different question

New question = new thread... otherwise it'll just turn into a mess.

Thanks for the info anyway

That may be but some of them are very similar in context and could be condensed into one post. Equally they are starting to contradict each other.  For instance this could have been asked on the reason for leaving employment thread. Just a thought.