Will getting a reference letter from a senior in the company treated as misrepresentation?

[amalmathew]

My employer is not willing to provide me with a reference letter with roles and responsibilities, instead they will only provide a standard letter with my designation. So I am planning to obtain a reference letter from one of my colleagues(a senior) and get it notarized. Also I will submit an affidavit stating the reasons for me submitting the reference letter from colleague instead of the company reference letter, with all other necessary documents like offer letter, joining letter, pay slips etc.

Will CIC consider this as MISREPRESENTATION?

 

[superspecial90]

My employer is not willing to provide me with a reference letter with roles and responsibilities, instead they will only provide a standard letter with my designation. So I am planning to obtain a reference letter from one of my colleagues(a senior) and get it notarized. Also I will submit an affidavit stating the reasons for me submitting the reference letter from colleague instead of the company reference letter, with all other necessary documents like offer letter, joining letter, pay slips etc.

Will CIC consider this as MISREPRESENTATION?

No, this will not be Misrepresentation at all.

Any reference letter from any of your superior will be fine as a work reference.
It does not have to come from the HR department or central office.
As long as the document is in "official letterhead", has that person's name, designation and contact details, CIC will accept it.
You do not need to notarize it or provide an affidavit for this too.

It is a common misconception that any work reference should come from the HR, don't fall for it.
You are good to go with a well-put reference letter from your reporting manager.

Good luck!

 

[redsocks]

No, this will not be Misrepresentation at all.

Any reference letter from any of your superior will be fine as a work reference.
It does not have to come from the HR department or central office.
As long as the document is in "official letterhead", has that person's name, designation and contact details, CIC will accept it.
You do not need to notarize it or provide an affidavit for this too.

It is a common misconception that any work reference should come from the HR, don't fall for it.
You are good to go with a well-put reference letter from your reporting manager.

Good luck!

Mostly likely he cannot get such a letter written on a company letterhead. If the hr doesn't give, most likely the senior colleague is also not allowed to do so officially on a letter head. He will have to get it notarised.

 

[superspecial90]

Mostly likely he cannot get such a letter written on a company letterhead. If the hr doesn't give, most likely the senior colleague is also not allowed to do so officially on a letter head. He will have to get it notarised.

Yeah, you are right.
But any line manager should have access to a company letterhead and if he/she could be persuaded, getting a letter should not be an issue.

 

[amalmathew]

Mostly likely he cannot get such a letter written on a company letterhead. If the hr doesn't give, most likely the senior colleague is also not allowed to do so officially on a letter head. He will have to get it notarised.

Hi,
Thank you. But here the issue is I cannot get the reference from my senior on a letter head, since its against the company policy. So I thought of getting a refernce letter from a senior on a white paper and get it notarized and provide his companu id card copy and appointment letter. Also to prove its legal, I was thinking of providing an affidavit as well on a stamp paper. Moreover, I will also submit a general letter provided by HR on a company letter head(whicb only states my designation, but not my roles and responsibilities) with it.
Is that okay?

 

[amalmathew]

Yeah, you are right.
But any line manager should have access to a company letterhead and if he/she could be persuaded, getting a letter should not be an issue.

Yeah, you are right.
But any line manager should have access to a company letterhead and if he/she could be persuaded, getting a letter should not be an issue.

Hi,
Even my manager or anyone have access to letter head or are they willing to provide on a letter head. So I was thinking of getting a refermece letter from a senior and get it notarized along with his company id card and appointment letter. Also I will provide a self declaration affidavit on a stamp paper stating the reasons why I am doing so.
Will it be counted as a misrepresentation?

 

[redsocks]

Yeah, you are right.
But any line manager should have access to a company letterhead and if he/she could be persuaded, getting a letter should not be an issue.

Very unlikely to have a manager access to the letterhead. Most IT COMPANIES don't have it available to to employees. In small companies managers may have the access to letterhead. But if the hr is refusing I am sure the manager isn't allowed to do so as well. Most people get scared to write such letters because the hr has already refused. The best way is to get a manager cum friend and ask him write it on an affidavit

 

[redsocks]

Hi,
Thank you. But here the issue is I cannot get the reference from my senior on a letter head, since its against the company policy. So I thought of getting a refernce letter from a senior on a white paper and get it notarized and provide his companu id card copy and appointment letter. Also to prove its legal, I was thinking of providing an affidavit as well on a stamp paper. Moreover, I will also submit a general letter provided by HR on a company letter head(whicb only states my designation, but not my roles and responsibilities) with it.
Is that okay?

Yes thats fine

 

[amalmathew]

Very unlikely to have a manager access to the letterhead. Most IT COMPANIES don't have it available to to employees. In small companies managers may have the access to letterhead. But if the hr is refusing I am sure the manager isn't allowed to do so as well. Most people get scared to write such letters because the hr has already refused. The best way is to get a manager cum friend and ask him write it on an affidavit

Okay, affidavit means does the reference letter has to be on a stamp paper or is a notarized white paper fine?

 

[redsocks]

Okay, affidavit means does the reference letter has to be on a stamp paper or is a notarized white paper fine?

It has to be on a stamp paper duly notarised.

 

[crescent_jam]

My employer is not willing to provide me with a reference letter with roles and responsibilities, instead they will only provide a standard letter with my designation. So I am planning to obtain a reference letter from one of my colleagues(a senior) and get it notarized. Also I will submit an affidavit stating the reasons for me submitting the reference letter from colleague instead of the company reference letter, with all other necessary documents like offer letter, joining letter, pay slips etc.

Will CIC consider this as MISREPRESENTATION?

In reference to the discussion about whether or not your colleague's letter should or shouldn't be on letterhead, (and speaking as an HR Professional), your letter from the senior colleague should NOT be on letterhead even if he/she has access to it. HR represents the Company, so if they refused to give you the letter in the requested format, your senior colleague cannot then go ahead and do it on letterhead himself - any letter in the requested format that he writes for you will be written in his own capacity, not as a representative of the Company (since HR already refused to allow this), so it can't be on letterhead. His letter needs to be on plain paper, and should be otherwise endorsed in some way (notarized preferably, as you mentioned).

However, I would upload BOTH the letter from HR on letterhead (even though it will be lacking roles and responsibilities) AND the notarized letter from your senior colleague, as well as evidence that your colleague works at the company (copy of business card, copy of employee ID, etc.) - these documents together should be strong enough for your application, although if you still want to include your offer letter, joining letter and pay slips, you can add those as well.

 

[DEEPCUR]

Perfectly okay to get in plain paper, have it notarized, and submit with their ID card or business card. Just submit all other documents you have in letter head..like the regular service letter, appraisal letters, promotion letters, tax returns etc. Write an explanation saying that as per your company's policy, you cannot get responsibilities in letter head. Put all these in one PDF and upload for the placeholder of that employment

 

[amalmathew]

Perfectly okay to get in plain paper, have it notarized, and submit with their ID card or business card. Just submit all other documents you have in letter head..like the regular service letter, appraisal letters, promotion letters, tax returns etc. Write an explanation saying that as per your company's policy, you cannot get responsibilities in letter head. Put all these in one PDF and upload for the placeholder of that employment

Okay, thank you. So basically, we have to integrate all the employment related documents into a single PDF document and then upload the same under the Employment refernce section in the CIC right?

 

[NOMAD2017]

true. so yo got the PR?

Okay, thank you. So basically, we have to integrate all the employment related documents into a single PDF document and then upload the same under the Employment refernce section in the CIC right?