Good morning all,
I've been verbally offered a role (non SC) with an MOD client and they are asking for references for every contract going back 5 years. During this time I had 6 months out to undertake some house renovations and they are demanding to see receipts covering that whole period to show that I was doing what I said I was doing.
While I have a couple of invoices from contractors as evidence of somebody else undertaking works in the first month I literally have nothing covering the purchases of materials for the work I did myself. It was all sand, stone and cement mostly cash in hand from the local quarry (VAT free) so I don't even have bank statements as evidence.
If I'd just told the agent I'd been out of work for those 6 months I guess I wouldn't be in this situation but then again maybe I wouldn't have had an offer of interview in the first place. It's a highly unusual situation and I'm wondering if this is something that is becoming commonplace or if it's a one off. Hopefully they'll see reason when I speak with the agent again on Monday.
I've been verbally offered a role (non SC) with an MOD client and they are asking for references for every contract going back 5 years. During this time I had 6 months out to undertake some house renovations and they are demanding to see receipts covering that whole period to show that I was doing what I said I was doing.
While I have a couple of invoices from contractors as evidence of somebody else undertaking works in the first month I literally have nothing covering the purchases of materials for the work I did myself. It was all sand, stone and cement mostly cash in hand from the local quarry (VAT free) so I don't even have bank statements as evidence.
If I'd just told the agent I'd been out of work for those 6 months I guess I wouldn't be in this situation but then again maybe I wouldn't have had an offer of interview in the first place. It's a highly unusual situation and I'm wondering if this is something that is becoming commonplace or if it's a one off. Hopefully they'll see reason when I speak with the agent again on Monday.
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