Salary in job reference letter

[Eksler]

Hello,

Just a short question concerning job reference letter. In my current employment I've had may salary at certain amount, let say 100$, that could be seen from my bank statements, pay slips and other relevant documents. However from July or probably August I'll have a 10-15% pay rise to 110$. By the time I submit my application I won't get a new pay slip and it makes no sense to wait any longer for it. In the support letter my manager has already mentioned my new salary. Could it raise any questions or issues with my application? Won't CIC decide that I don't work full time or something like that? Or maybe I should ask my manager to mention old salary?

 

[YamPower]

Hello,

Just a short question concerning job reference letter. In my current employment I've had may salary at certain amount, let say 100$, that could be seen from my bank statements, pay slips and other relevant documents. However from July or probably August I'll have a 10-15% pay rise to 110$. By the time I submit my application I won't get a new pay slip and it makes no sense to wait any longer for it. In the support letter my manager has already mentioned my new salary. Could it raise any questions or issues with my application? Won't CIC decide that I don't work full time or something like that? Or maybe I should ask my manager to mention old salary?

I don't think it will be a problem. The mention of your new salary would be fine and shouldn't cause any issues. It's only 10-15%, that's not a huge difference.

How could CIC decide that you don't work full time?

You could put the start salary for the position and the current/ending salary. That's what I did.

 

[jes_ON]

I disagree, it certainly could be a problem.

The letter of employment is where your employer attests to your PAST - work history. It should reflect the salary you were paid over that time.

Of course people get raises, but if it is the same position, it's not usually that much of an increase (10-15% is a lot). The VO will look at the letter and the T4 and wonder about the discrepancy. They don't have to match exactly, but should be pretty close.

If you were actually promoted, then it should be indicated as a new position (one letter can cover multiple positions, but must give all the details for each position).

It would be best to get a revised letter clarifying initial salary. If your boss wants to include the information about your raise in the future, that's OK (great, in fact - congratulations!).