Ceased Employment Work List (AG)

To deal with entries on the 'Ceased Employment' Work List, consider steps 1 - 7 below. The guide is presented as follows

Initial actionSteps 1 - 2
Contact claimantSteps 3 - 4
Update Household NotesStep 5
Amend the claimStep 6
Delete work list itemStep 7


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1Use Function MAINTAIN WORKLIST
  • Select the ‘Ceased Employment Work List’ from the drop down menu in the Worklist Type field
  • Select the office or unit you want from the drop down list in the Management Unit field, if the one you want is not already displayed in the field

Then

  • Go to step 2
2The work list will be populated by four types of cases identified by the signals (C) for Ceased Employment, (P) for P45, (M) for Merged Taxpayer NINO on NTC System and (X) for Ceased or Cancelled Scheme. If you see the signal
  • (C), go to step 3
  • (P), go to step 3
  • (X), go to step 3
  • (M). These cases will be worked by the Live Support Team
  • Transfer these cases to the Compliance MU for cases in both Great Britain and Northern Ireland . See the MU Table for the correct MU number

Note: For information on how to sort and filter or transfer work list items, follow the guidance in Handling Work Lists

  • Take no further action


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3Select the first work list item and contact the claimant to confirm their employment details. Follow the guidance in Contacting The Claimant
  • If you are able to contact the claimant and they confirm their employment details are correct, go to step 4
  • If you are able to contact the claimant and they confirm their employment has ceased or the employment details have changed, go to step 6
  • If you are unable to contact the claimant after the normal reminder cycle, go to step 6 to end the employment details for the claimant from today’s date
4Use Function VIEW APPLICATION and go to the Applicant 1 Work screen to verify the employment details the claimant has given you
  • If the details provided by the claimant are the same as those on the Applicant 1 Work screen
  • Explain to the claimant on the telephone or in writing that there is a discrepancy in the employment details they have supplied and those provided by the employer
  • Advise them that they should contact the employer to resolve the discrepancy

Then

  • Go to step 5
  • If the details provided by the claimant are different to those on the Applicant 1 Work screen, go to step 6


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5Use Function MAINTAIN HOUSEHOLD NOTES to record the advise you have given the claimant

Notes:

You must follow the guidance in How To Correctly Complete Application And Household Notes when you record the note

And also

Follow the guidance in Maintain Household Notes

Then

  • Go to step 6


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6Before making any changes, follow the guidance in Establish If A Change Can Be Made
  • If the change(s) can be made, use Function AMEND APPLICATION selecting the Change of Circumstances option
     
  • Amend the employment details on the computer with the changes the claimant has provided. These changes could be details of the ceased employment or new employment details

Follow the guidance in Changes

Then, when you have amended the employment details

  • Go to step 7


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7Use Function MAINTAIN WORKLIST to delete the ‘Ceased Employment' Work List item you have been working on