Earnings period

[srikp]

This is an unanswered query in earlier threads:

The HSMP Guideline states, "26. We will assess your gross earnings before tax over a total period of up to 12 months out of the 15 months immediately prior to your application. The earnings can be for any 12 month period out of the last 15 months..."

Would this mean that HO considers any non-continuous 12 months period out of the last 15 months? For example, January 2006, and then, March 2006 - January 2007.

Or, would it mean, HO considers any continuous 12 months period out of the last 15 months? For example, from March 2006 - February 2007.

I have emailed HO, but, did not get an answer (all I got was the FAQs.)

Can anybody throw some light on this?

[Markie]

it should be a continuous 12-month period.

[funny_009]

but the guide says it can be any 12 out of immediate 15 months

"ANNEX-C" Clause 37, please advise,

[shockboy2000]

my intepretation is that ANY 12 month period = continuous 12 month period.

one way to answer this is...how many sets of dates can you put on the application form to state the period you want to claim?

the HSMP extension gives you 1 set, a start date and an end date...therefore 1 period only. I havent looked at the initial HSMP form

[hsmp.applicant2007]

Hi,

I don't think the earning period has to be continious,

The earnings for my application was under two non-continous months...Nov05 to June06 with employer1 and then Aug06 to Nov06 with employer2.

Since, my application was positive, I would like to believe that the earnings period does not have to be continous.

Regards.

[shockboy2000]

so to help the OP, what exactly did you put on the application form ?

a start and end date 13 months apart or... ?

[srikp]

I am yet to put the start date and end date in the application form.

hsmp.applicant2007,
Congrats on getting a positive result.
Could you let me know how did you fill this section on the application form? As shockboy2000 said, there's only one field for start date and one field for end date.

I could you have used a continuous period - but when I left my previous company, I was not given a pay-slip for the last month I worked there (Feb 06); instead I just received a 'final settlement' statement.

I am not sure if the case worker would accept my 'final settlement' equivalent to a 'payslip'. So, I was intending to use the last-but-one pay-slip (Jan 06), and the remaining pay-slips from the current employer (Mar 06 to Jan 07).

So, the period covered in my case would be Jan 2006 and then from March 06 - Jan 07.

Just wondering though, if it depends on individual case-worker's interpretation of the statement 'any 12-month period' which is arguable.

[hsmp.applicant2007]

Srikp,

The first date for you would indeed be the Jan 06 and the end date would be the last date on your last salary slip, 31 Jan 07 for example.

If there are gaps in between like the gap for Feb06, you could explain this in your covering letter.

Since, I changed employers during my 12 month time-frame, I had also provided my relieving and joining letters to substantiate my claim.

Hope this helps.

Good luck!

[srikp]

Thanks for your quick n helpful reply, hsmp.applicant2007.

As you suggested, I will put that info in covering letter and substantiate it with relieving and joining letters.

[Markie]

Hi,

I don't think the earning period has to be continious,

The earnings for my application was under two non-continous months...Nov05 to June06 with employer1 and then Aug06 to Nov06 with employer2.

Since, my application was positive, I would like to believe that the earnings period does not have to be continous.

Regards.

Agree that the earning period may or may not be continuous but it should fall within a single 12-month period.

As mentioned later by poster, Jan 06 as start date and Jan 07 as end date...i believe this is already a 13-month period... it should be jan06 to dec 06. gaps in between this period can be substantiated within the cover letter that you changed employment.

[srikp]

Hi,

I don't think the earning period has to be continious,

The earnings for my application was under two non-continous months...Nov05 to June06 with employer1 and then Aug06 to Nov06 with employer2.

Since, my application was positive, I would like to believe that the earnings period does not have to be continous.

Regards.

Here the period is from Nov 05 to Nov 06 - 13-month period - yet a positive result. Am I right about the period, hsmp.applicant2007?