Weekly hours are not mentioned on the employer letter

[waqas11]

Hello,

On one of my employer's letter, the no of working hours/week are not mentioned but "full time permanent employee" is mentioned instead. Also, to further support my case, I have included all the bi-weekly pay stubs that have my no of hours mentioned as 80 on each of them (80= 2 weeks).

Do you think it would be acceptable? Do I have to explain it in the cover letter or is it self explanatory?

Please help me for this issue. It was a past employer and they are not replying to my emails anymore.

Thanks a lot !

 

[Gurindar]

As far as I now , If its not mentioned , and its a requirement of CIC you have to provide supporting docs to prove it, You can provide pay stubs which I hope have hours mentioned weekly/biweekly/monthly…!!

 

[wessless]

Include an explanation letter mentioning the lack of hours in your employment letter and state that your submitting pay stubs which indicate the hours you work as proof. Should help your situation.

 

[waqas11]

Thanks Gurinder and Wessless for your replies.

It would be helpful if someone else can confirm as well.

 

[Gurindar]

waqas , I did the same , I have provided my Pay stubs and provided Cover letter with explanation.

 

[waqas11]

Thanks again Gurinder !

 

[chikku0801]

Hello,

My paystubs doesnt mention any hours nor as permanent employee. But i am getting a reference letter stating that i am working 40 hrs per week. Will that suffice.

Please advise.

 

[waqas11]

Yeah man I think you should be fine as long as it is mentioned on the employer's reference letter. Pay stubs are just a supporting documentation. You don't need to send your paystubs if you have all the required information mentioned on your reference letter.

Hello,

My paystubs doesnt mention any hours nor as permanent employee. But i am getting a reference letter stating that i am working 40 hrs per week. Will that suffice.

Please advise.

 

[waqas11]

Can any senior confirm if it will be OK to do that. If I attach my pay stubs and include an explanation in the explanation letter.

Thanks

 

[YoungJC]

Can any senior confirm if it will be OK to do that. If I attach my pay stubs and include an explanation in the explanation letter.

Thanks

Thing is no one can tell you for sure. If your employer does not state your hours in your employment letter, a pay stub that includes your hours will be the next best thing. Keep in mind CIC requires you to prove you worked 30+ hours a week. If your employer doesn't give what you are looking for, you really have no option but to include some sort of supporting document, and in my opinion pay stubs and an explanation letter would be the best route.

 

[waqas11]

Hi YoungJC,

on my letter it does say that I was a full time permanent employee though.

 

[waqas11]

i had the same problem.

I called CIC and they told me that "full time" is not enough for CEC, even though a combination of documents proves that I worked 40 hours a week. (pay stubs, offer letter)
Luckily my employer changed it for me.

Checklist allows supporting documents so the the offer letter and pay stubs are your options.

Thanks byrwus !

 

[YoungJC]

Hi YoungJC,

on my letter it does say that I was a full time permanent employee though.

CIC just wants proof that you worked more than 30 hours that's why they ask you to get an employment letter with your hours in it. If your employer doesn't state that in the letter, you'd have to prove it another way, hence pay stubs. It really depends on your VO, but I don't see a reason why your pay stubs should not be fine. just make sure the pay stubs you submit cover a substantial amount of the needed 12 months, just in case, and also write a letter explaining the situation. Like I said before, they need proof and as long as you can proved proof, you'll be good to go.

 

[waqas11]

Thanks for further clarification YoungJC.

CIC just wants proof that you worked more than 30 hours that's why they ask you to get an employment letter with your hours in it. If your employer doesn't state that in the letter, you'd have to prove it another way, hence pay stubs. It really depends on your VO, but I don't see a reason why your pay stubs should not be fine. just make sure the pay stubs you submit cover a substantial amount of the needed 12 months, just in case, and also write a letter explaining the situation. Like I said before, they need proof and as long as you can proved proof, you'll be good to go.

 

[jes_ON]

Hello,

On one of my employer's letter, the no of working hours/week are not mentioned but "full time permanent employee" is mentioned instead. Also, to further support my case, I have included all the bi-weekly pay stubs that have my no of hours mentioned as 80 on each of them (80= 2 weeks).

Do you think it would be acceptable? Do I have to explain it in the cover letter or is it self explanatory?

Please help me for this issue. It was a past employer and they are not replying to my emails anymore.

The number of hours worked per week is a required element of the letter of employment.

If your employer forgot to put it in, the BEST option would be to ask for a corrected letter (which, it sounds like you have done).

Including your paystubs and/or Record of Employment (you can request from Service Canada) is a second-best option, but you do need to include a letter of explanation (you tried to get the new letter, but your former employer did not respond).

http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/employers/view_roe.shtml