Payroll without accountant

marcnath wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 27, 2021 3:01 pm

Anontier25 wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 27, 2021 2:51 pm

Thanks Marcnath.

Right I have another query which is in connection to one I had posted a few months ago when my staff member asked for her holidays. My worry is that she is contracted to 28 hours per week and another staff member makes the shortfall of 7 hours to make one job of 30 hours plus for the visa rules. Now, this 28 hours member of staff has gone on holiday with a combination of paid and unpaid holiday days as she was going home to Argentina so wanted more time off than her accrued holiday allowance. My accountant has said that her "payslip shows her Unpaid Leave, which is deducted from her monthly salary", will this be an issue for the HO for claiming points on the job role?
Panicking now!

Unpaid leave falls into a grey area. Strictly reading the rules, you are only required to create a job of 30 hrs which follows the rules of minimum wage, etc. So, when a person is on unpaid leave, the job still remains created.
However, the evidence HO uses is to calculate hours worked by diving pay by hourly rate.
Normally this is not an issue because very few businesses hire exactly the right amount to meet the visa requirements. I had at least another two years worth of job creation over the three year period prior to my extension application.
But you have two options:
1. Safest - just hire additional to cover the unpaid leave
2. Go ahead with what you have, clearly stating in your cover letter that the job still remains created during the time your employee is on unpaid leave. In the job Table, you can even list that period separately with a zero hourly wage rate. Indicates to HO that you know the rules and you are likely to challenge it if you are refused purely because of the unpaid leave.

Anontier25 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 13, 2021 3:53 pm

Hi all,

For the travel history part of the application to show you have not been away for more than 180 days per year, how should I do it? Literally create a table stating showing each country, journey and days away?
Is there a type of format you suggest?
Thank you

Anontier25 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 13, 2021 3:53 pm

Hi all,

For the travel history part of the application to show you have not been away for more than 180 days per year, how should I do it? Literally create a table stating showing each country, journey and days away?
Is there a type of format you suggest?
Thank you