Tier 2 salary

My employer is paying me the minimum salary set out in my CoS but part of the that salary I chose not to receive it directly but to use it to get private healthcare insurance for me and my family and some other benefits , I also donate to some Hmrc recognised charities through employer so I can get tax relief on donated money and it goes all to these charities . The reference gross salary on
Payslips is still as stated in CoS though . Is this an issue considering the P60 will show less taxed income as some of the benefits I received are not taxed ? Is this breaching my tier 2 minimum salary requirements?

Any thoughts please?

As long as your gross salary meets the minimum salary for the role / COS it is not an issue.

For tax purposes, income and salary are 2 different things. You should be fine but get professional advice.

Thank you for your response? Do you think this will be ok even though the p60 and payroll will show less taxed salary than what’s in the CoS since some of the benefits I exchanged for my salary had tax relief?

Your gross salary before tax must equal that of the declared COS. What happen post deductions for tax, NI and benefits is not an issue, assuming the correct taxation is declared and paid by your employer.

Perfect thank you
Very useful!

Hello friends

I had a chat with an immigration advisor today who stated that absence letters from employers are no longer required under the skilled worker route . How accurate is that ? Are we expecting settlement forms to be updated and that section removed ?

Probably not, with the maximum number of years in Tier 2 now removed under Skilled Worker route you can stay on indefinitely.
The issue is more likely to be wither in any one qualifying period for ILR you have not exceeded the limits set for being absent for the UK