Pre 'employment' screening............

[TestMangler]

I had this. Just point them to your accountant

Thanks. I know how to deal with it (by taking the piss a bit for a start).

I pointed out to them that I submit information to my accountant on an annual basis. They're not due to get anything from this financial year until after the end of October.

In the end, I phoned my accountant and told him someone would contact them and told him to tell them I was 'having a holiday'. This he duly did and that was enough to keep them happy. Hearing it second hand from someone who doesn't know if it's true.

I was originally going to tell them I spent two months in a weapons training camp in Pakistan followed by a 'How to write effective emails' course in Nigeria, but I doubt they'd have seen the funny side