P45

Catfish · Killer Of Trees

P45

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

Maybe they know it's a sickie, so they're making a pre-emptive strike!

Aodan · Teiam Member

Ok.. I'm lost.. what's a P45?

Sorry you're feeling unwell.

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

Wikipedia describes it thusly:

Wiki wrote:

"In the United Kingdom and Ireland, P45 is the reference code of a form titled Details of employee leaving work. It is issued by the employer when an employee leaves"

Hence the consternation!

Aodan · Teiam Member

Oooohhh.... weirdface

I never got a fancy form. They just said "see ya".

JonnyStead · **"I'm Lois!"**

Did you tell them you were popping out for lunch?

Aodan · Teiam Member

I've never done that, but I've had that done to me a few times (assistants and what not going to lunch and then never returning - that makes me sound horrible to work for but it wasn't me I swear.. it was MY boss that drove them out)

This form though.. what's on it? I don't mean to hijack, I'm just curious what would be on that form..is it like an exit interview type thing?

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

It looks like this.

Not a real one but quite funny...

-- Edited by ddvmor at 14:28, 2007-04-25

-- Edited by ddvmor at 14:34, 2007-04-25

Catfish · Killer Of Trees

The P45 I have just received has 4 parts - Part 1, 1A, 2 and 3.

The first part has been ripped off as this is kept by my previous employer. Part 1A is for me to keep, and parts 2 and 3 I give to any new employer.

There are not a lot of details on it. It has my national insurance number (like your social security number), my full name, my tax code, my employer's address and the amount I earnt and the amount i paid in tax, in the last tax year. Parts 2 and 3 allow the new employer to register your details with the inland revenue (the people who we pay our taxes to).

What concerns me slightly is that if this form was sent because we had all changed employers then why have I been sent parts 1A, 2 and 3, rather than just part 1A. It would make sense to have dealt with parts 2 and 3 for the whole company in one job lot rather than getting us to do it individually ... I'm confused

-- Edited by Catfish at 14:36, 2007-04-25

sha76jam · Cpt Acorn Short of An Oaktree

Eek! That's a bit scary! Hope it all works out.

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

Maybe - and I know this a stretch of the imagination - but maybe your HR department is populated by useless people suffering from server mental retardation. I heard that this is more common than one would expect.

Catfish · Killer Of Trees

ddvmor wrote:

Maybe - and I know this a stretch of the imagination - but maybe your HR department is populated by useless people suffering from server mental retardation. I heard that this is more common than one would expect.

True - I usually refer to HR as Human Remains rather than Human Resources!

bonniepirateanne · Date: Apr 25, 2007

Have you called them to find out ? Make sure and put on your best croaky voice though

Catfish · Killer Of Trees

I phoned up one of my colleagues this morning.

He said he left too early for the postman, so he didn't know if he had one. But I know he'll probably phone his wife and get her to open his post. If he has a P45 as well then he'll do the necessary and check it out... he loves a scandal or finding out that somebody's made a mistake!

But to be honest, I'm so uninterested in my work at the moment that I somehow don't care...

sha76jam · Cpt Acorn Short of An Oaktree

Any more news?

JonnyStead · **"I'm Lois!"**

Yeah come on Cat - where's our update hmmm hmmmm?