Employment History

[ste v]

I think I could soon be made unemployed, how do I find out exactly when I started working for this company so that I can work out my redundancy pay ? Obviously I don’t want to ask my boss - I’m thinking HMRC but the only form I’ve found says it’s to confirm employment history to make a claim for compensation such as industrial injury or medical negligence - will HMRC get me the info direct from my tax returns without contacting my employer ?

[scorpiojo]

Why can't you ask your boss?

[fiction-factory]

If you set up an account with HMRC you can see your employment history but may not be able to find the exact start date- it'll be to the nearest year or may even be the nearest month for first pay amount. Do you know the exact year you started. That's a pretty accurate starting point. A few weeks or months either way won't make much difference to the redundancy pay. How accurate do you need it to be - to the nearest £100?

[fiction-factory]

>Obviously I don’t want to ask my boss.
I'm not sure it is obvious, but if you ask HR they should tell you without asking awkward questions?
I take it you don't keep an uptodate CV.

[TonyV]

How do you get paid, can you not check your bank account?

[Maydup]

I'm assuming you have no contract or letter to confirm your employment when you started in the job? Maybe no HR department either?

In which case contact ACAS helpline as they will be able to support you through this.

https://www.acas.org.uk/advice