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sreemoyee23

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Hello,


My husband and I have been looking for employment options in Canada in order to immigrate. We have been approached by a consultancy in Delhi, India and they offered assistance in getting job placement before processing VISA. We were in formed that the VISA will be processed by the employer for both applicant and spouse.

He had an interview with Constellation Software Inc. on Friday and received an offer letter on Sunday afternoon. We tried verifying the company details and were able to get details. But we were not able to find the HR who sent the offer letter. Hence, we are not sure on the legitimacy of the offer. Any help will be highly appreciated.

Below is the offer letter as sent:



30th July 2017

Mr. XXX


Bangalore, India.


Sub: Letter of offer- "Software Testing Lead"


Dear XXX,

With reference to the discussions we had with you, we, on behalf of Constellation Software, are pleased to offer you the position of 'Software Testing Lead' and invite you to join Constellation Software family.

As a member of Our Organization team, we would ask for your commitment to deliver outstanding quality and results that exceed client expectations. In addition, we expect your personal accountability in all the products, actions, advice and results that you provide as a representative of Our Organization. In return, we are committed to providing you with every opportunity to learn grow and stretch to the highest level of your ability and potential.

We are confident you will find this new opportunity both challenging and rewarding. The following points outline the terms and conditions we are proposing.



• Salary: Annual NET starting salary of CAD$ 82750 paid by your choice of cheque or direct deposit (This salary is take home after TAX deduction)
• Job Description: (your job profile remain as the same as stated on your resume which you have submitted for screening).
• Performance Bonuses: Up to seven percent of your annual net salary, paid quarterly by your choice of cheque or direct deposit.
• Contract Duration: 5 Years (Renewable)
• Working Hours/Days of Work: 08:00am – 04:00pm (Monday – Friday)
• Benefits: Standard, Constellation Software provides benefits for all employees which includes the following:

§ Child daycare assistance
§ Education assistance
§ Health, dental, life and disability insurance
§ Sick leave
§ Vacation and personal days (Constellation Software have 30 working days annual leave (which is additional to public/religious holidays), which can be taken at any time during the year (subject to approval). During any of your vacation Constellation Software shall pay for your flight ticket.
§ Accommodation (three-Bed-Room Apartment for married staffs and One-Bed-Room Apartment for single staff, this accommodation is free) and
§ Transportation (Free Transportation, from home to place of work everyday)


The allowances, benefits and other terms and conditions of your employment will be as per Company'spolicies as applicable from time to time. Your compensation will be reviewed in future as per Company's policy.

On joining the company you shall be on probation for Six months. You will abide by the rules and regulations of the company as may be in force from time to time.

We welcome you aboard and the detailed appointment letter will be given to you at the time of joining. We expect you to join on or before 10th November 2017 considering the fact that VISA clearance will take time, otherwise this offer will stand withdrawn automatically.

The company looks for a long-term association with all its employees and expects the same from you.
Again, congratulations and welcome to the Constellation Software family.

Please indicate your acceptance of this offer under the terms described above by returning a confirmation mail.


(Please Note: 1. You would receive your offer letter with your confirmed joining date on your postal address, once your visa will be processed.


2. All the communications from our side regarding your immigration will be taken care by your immigration consultancy only. You are requested not to contact us directly. Abiding by the process is appreciated.


3. Please refrain yourself from unnecessary delays.)


Thanking You.

For, CONSTELLATION SOFTWARE

ANGELA GRATTON
CHIEF-HUMAN RESOURCES


CONSTELLATION SOFTWARE INC.
#1200 - 20 Adelaide Street East
Toronto, ON M5C 2T6
CANADA.
E-Mail: hr@constellationsoftwareinc.com


URL: http://www.csisoftware.com//



With the signature below, I accept this offer for employment.



___________________________ ______________________
Name Date




Terms and conditions of employment can be included in a letter of offer, as shown here. Or they can be set out in an "Employment Agreement." See the Sample Employment Agreement for an example.



A national organization agreed to post this policy on www.hrcouncil.ca as part of the HR Toolkit. Sample policies are provided for reference only. Always consult current legislation in your jurisdiction to create policies and procedures for your organization.
 

Bs65

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Looks dodgy to me but others can comment.

The giveaway might be that the actual Constallation Software email domain on the company website is 'CSISOFTWARE.COM and not constellationsoftwareinc.com.

http://www.csisoftware.com/about-us/contact-us/

Plus if you use constallationsoftware.com as the web page search it returns page under construction.

I am no expert on job offers but who offers net salary and not gross, and who offers 30 days annual leave , plus a 3 bed apartment for free AND who offers to pay for flight tickets for vacation.

Plus they even have implied the job is as per your resume/description and not what they expect so basically anything that you offer is fine with them.

Similar scams highlighted on here with much the same terms and conditions, next some money will need to be exchanged maybe by western union or some such method.

And finally look at Constellation job openings on a site like INDEED.CA nearly all of them are through the companies under the Constellation SW group and not direct offers from the main company. Not saying this is abnormal but also look at the extensive professional job descriptions for each job listed which is what you would expect from a genuine job offer/contract of employment.
 
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Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
It's very clearly a scam. There are many signs. No company is going to pay for housing - you have to pay for this yourself. There's no such thing as 'free transportation' with job offers - some job offers include car allowances - but then it would be stated as such. No one gets 30 days of vacation for a test lead role - that's way too many.

And why are they asking for your visa? Only scams as for your visa.

Very clearly a scam.