Hi,
I was expecting a letter or an email asking for additional information of the salary increase and not a compliance visit as I've been working for the same company for nearly 8 years and the company is quite well known. But the compliance officer came unannounced and we had no time to prepare. Our legal team suggested to go ahead with the my interview the same day and the compliance officer to visit the next day to interview the level 1 user as she wasn't in the office the first day. It was a very nerve wrecking few hours as i didn't know what to expect but the compliance officer was very professional and not intimidating. My interview was for about an hour so i don't remember all the questions but here are some.
1. When I first came to the UK.
2. When I joined the company and at what role.
3. Who my first interview was with.
4. What my initial salary was, progression in salaries.
5. What my current role is. Mine is in marketing so I showed her some daily tasks, marketing material I was working on etc.
6. Which teams I work with. Who I interact with everyday.
7. Asked trivial things like 'Show me your laptop', 'Open your HR systems', 'Where do you log your holidays'
8. Last salary increase. Why was there such a jump. I explained that noone in my company got a salary increase for a few years as we were downsizing etc. We wont a court battle with a large company last year and business has been booming since then and salaries for select people have been increased. Showed evidence of the court case and the judgement.
I speak to a lot of clients in my role so I'm used to talking to new people so I didn't have get too nervous in the interview. It was more like a conversation. The more confident you are with your side of the story, the lesser they probe into your answers.
The next day, the compliance officer had a 2 hour interview with the level 1 user/HR. I'm not sure of the questions. There were the nature of the questions.
1. History of the company
2. Checked all the documents the level 1 user is supposed to hold. My visa and passport copies, history of my residential addresses (in paper or in the HR system), p60 of all my years in the company, proof that the company is paying to my bank account, Passport copies of all the employees of the office to verify everyone is entitled to work in the UK, companies revenue and returns.
3. My job description on paper. Make sure the level 1 user is aware of your SOC code and job description. What you say and what the level 1 user say about your duties should be aligned.
4.Copies of my job contract(s).
If there are any additional documents required, the company can send them by email to the compliance officer after the visit.
Ensure your company has all the documents set out in
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... appendix-d
All the best!
