Is it possible to inc no. of weekly hrs and reduce the hourly wage as per LMO?

[jas_to_canada]

Hi, I have a question for LMO and CEC admins:

If as per LMO the Wage is $37440 per year and total number of hours per week is 30, with which the hourly pay comes to $24(Hourly wages were not specified in LMO application).

I need to know if one can increase hours to 40 hours per week, with this hourly pay comes to $18. and attach that payslip without showing hourly wage, but bi-weekly income and YTD income.

Can it be possible to increase number of hours per week and reduce the hourly wage ?
Will it affect ones' Permanent Residence application?

PS: LMO has been approved and Work permit is also received.
Thanks guys for the help. It is really appreciated.

 

[jes_ON]

Sure, it's possible. But it's called "fraud" and is not legal.

 

[iam_toby]

Sure, it's possible. But it's called "fraud" and is not legal.

*THUMBS UP* : :

 

[i_love_toast]

Hours of full time work per week and you should state your salary on your reference letter however I believe think salary is a requirement for CEC? I'm sure it needs to be in range but not a definitive requirement like job duties...

 

[jas_to_canada]

How is it 'fraud'? we are just increasing the number of hours, and increasing the number of hours with $24 will increase in annual income and will effect the LMO specifications.
but if we need to keep the annual income same, we can adjust the hourly wage and number of hours accordingly. Because the CIC is only concerned with TAX, they only need TAX from you, for current time and that you are still working with the LMO employer.

How is it illegal, please explain.

Thanks

 

[sheena231]

Hi alll...

I know in cec process work exp is counted till we submit our application and not after that...
I m aug applicant.

But i m on closed work permit lmo approved ..and as per lmo its 37.50 hours per week.....if i work less hours wl it affect my pr...as in lmo its mentioned for
37.50 hours weekly

 

[jes_ON]

How is it 'fraud'?

Because you are not permitted to alter the terms of an LMO-confirmed work permit without first obtaining a new LMO and new work permit. Particularly if an employer lowers a wage, it looks like they lied to HRSDC and are exploiting a foreign worker.

But I want to back up and ask - why would you want to do this? How do you think this will benefit you?

 

[LPS]

Because you are not permitted to alter the terms of an LMO-confirmed work permit without first obtaining a new LMO and new work permit. Particularly if an employer lowers a wage, it looks like they lied to HRSDC and are exploiting a foreign worker.

But I want to back up and ask - why would you want to do this? How do you think this will benefit you?

I gathered that the OP has not met the requirement of 12 months full-time (or equivalent) work experience, so they basically want to say they worked 40 hours per week instead of 30, and withhold any evidence to the contrary, and they were wondering whether $18/hour instead of $24/hour is still plausible.

If this understanding is correct then yes, it's fraud, with a capital 'F'. And it's dumb, because 30 hours is already a 'full-time' week according to the CEC definition.

Surely I've misunderstood, though.

At any rate, the CIC is not "only concerned with tax". It's not even their primary focus.

 

[LPS]

I should add that I've assumed the OP is applying for CEC because this is the CEC forum, but otherwise I would echo jes_ON's question, what's the benefit from doing this?

 

[jes_ON]

because 30 hours is already a 'full-time' week according to the CEC definition.

Surely I've misunderstood, though.

I understood it the same way. That's why I'm asking, too, perhaps the OP mistakenly thinks more hours are of some benefit.

 

[jas_to_canada]

Thanks guys for giving this detailed insight, its just my friend doing this and i m stopping her to do that and in process i needed something to state her how things go.

Cheers