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Can an employer tell if you started a new job

faringdon · 2025-08-07 18:16:19

Hi, I am wondering, please help, -if an employer has my national insurance number, can they use it to see if i started a new job somewhere? (ie they would be able to log in to their tax software, whatever that is, and put my national insurance number in, and see if i got employed somewhere)? Its just that i have just…

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lincroft1710 Posts: 19,076 Forumite

8 August at 3:58PM

I saw the the thread title and immediately guessed who the OP was.

Employers don't have the time to play silly games, and if they did, you don't want to be working for them. Consider it a plus you have another job offer.

If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales
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