p 45

[baseplate]

I left my job 4 week ago and when i left my employer said she'd post on my p45 .I've rang her 4 times since looking for it.She keeps telling me to go to the tax office and get it there.I rang the tax office and they said get it from your employer.Then i rang my employer telling her what they said and she said she'd send it out.What she sent me was my p45 information and not the official p45.What do i do next?

 

[Joe1234]

Are you sure what you got was not a P45 from ROS - revenue online service?

What does it look like? If it is definately not the P45, ring your employer once more and tell her that if you do not get it within, say a few days, you will have to inform revenue that she is refusing to give you the P45.

 

[baseplate]

At the bottom of the sheet i got it did say "already uploaded to ROS".What do you think that means?

 

[Joe1234]

Could be the Ros P45. I just can't remember if "already uploaded to ROS" is on the ROS P45 printout.

 

[ubiquitous]

Sounds like you already have your P45.

 

[Graham_07]

At the bottom of the sheet i got it did say "already uploaded to ROS".What do you think that means?

There are only 2 types of p45
1) manually completed 3 page document, commencing with pink page 2, green page 3 & yellow page 4.
2) ROS p45, single page, pale yellow, with perforations dividing page into the three parts 2, 3, & 4. Dublin Castle gate watermark on page. Does not say anything about uploaded to ros on it.

If you have not got either of one of the above you do not have the original p45 document.

 

[ubiquitous]

2) ROS p45, single page, pale yellow, with perforations dividing page into the three parts 2, 3, & 4. Dublin Castle gate watermark on page. Does not say anything about uploaded to ros on it.

If you have not got either of one of the above you do not have the original p45 document.

I have seen P45s printed out on plain white paper with no watermark, for example when they were needed in a hurry for Welfare applications or for a new employer, and the standard stationery was not immediately available. I have also, when requested, emailed copy P45s to employer clients who wanted to give same to ex-employees. None of these cases ever caused a problem, nor did anyone ever come back looking for a printout on standard stationery. The term Mountains and molehills come to mind.

 

[Graham_07]

I have seen P45s printed out on plain white paper with no watermark, for example when they were needed in a hurry for Welfare applications or for a new employer, and the standard stationery was not immediately available. I have also, when requested, emailed copy P45s to employer clients who wanted to give same to ex-employees. None of these cases ever caused a problem, nor did anyone ever come back looking for a printout on standard stationery. The term Mountains and molehills come to mind.

The OP seemed to be looking for their official p45 which I would interpret as original. I did say :-

If you have not got either of one of the above you do not have the original p45 document.

I did not say that anything other than that would not be acceptable in certain circumstances and for certain purposes as you described. However if an employee is looking for an original, then that is what they should get. I would not consider the provision of the official document to be a mountain of a task for any employer.

 

[ubiquitous]

The OP seemed to be looking for their official p45 which I would interpret as original.

However if an employee is looking for an original, then that is what they should get. I would not consider the provision of the official document to be a mountain of a task for any employer.

I agree but in the context of a situation where an employee seems to have got a P45 printed on plain paper, and may possibly be stressed and/or upset as they fear they didn't somehow get a "proper" P45, my advice to them would be that a P45 is a P45 with or without the official stationery, and should be perfectly adequate for their needs.

I would not consider the provision of the official document to be a mountain of a task for any employer.

Indeed, but its not unknown for people to run out of Revenue stationery, and not unknown either for requests for such stationery to be delayed or "forgotten" by Revenue.

 

[Graham_07]

Indeed, but its not unknown for people to run out of Revenue stationery, and not unknown either for requests for such stationery to be delayed or "forgotten" by Revenue.

Indeed, which is why I always ensure to have a good stock of manual & ROS P45's on hand should any client require any.

Mind you, I asked for 200 blank P60's on the order last year. What did I get...no not 200....I got a box of 5 reams worth, roughly 2,500 . So I hope they don't change them anytime soon as I've about 10 years stocks. Will have to charge Revenue for storage.