Declaring current earnings to potential employer

[milly143]

If you went for a job and told them that you were earning more in your current/previous job then you actually were, would they find out at any stage what your actual salary was?

[Buenchico]

Your P45 will state your total earnings, in the current tax year, up to the date when you left your old employment.

Chris

[milly143]

Oh of course. Forgot about that. Thanks for the answer!

[dzug]

Doesn't mean that anyone will actually put the two bits of information together and notice the discrepancy - the clerk in the payroll department who is probably going to be the only person who actually looks at your P45 isn't really going to be interested - but it's unwise to lie when applying for any job.