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Request to an employer for payslips, P45, P60 or written statement (Great Britain)
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For a worker in England, Wales or Scotland whose employer, or former employer, has not given them their papers: one letter asking for any of missing payslips (section 8 of the Employment Rights Act 1996), a P60 for a tax year, the P45 after leaving, and the written statement of employment particulars (section 1). Fill in only the lines you need; the others drop out. It gives 14 days and names the next steps: a tribunal reference, and telling HMRC. Sent first class and by email.
- Made for use in England, Scotland and Wales
- Last updated October 29, 2026
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When to use this document
- Your employer in England will not give you payslips and you want to ask for them in writing.
- You left your job and your old employer has never sent your leaving certificate.
- It is summer and you still have not received your end of year tax certificate from your employer.
- You have worked in Wales or Scotland for months without any written terms of employment.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Employee
- Employee's address
- Town or city
- Employee's postcode
- Date
- Employer
- Employer's postal address (street and number, postcode and town on separate lines)
- Job title
- Pay periods with no payslip (only if you ask for payslips)
- Tax year of the P60 you need (e.g. 2025 to 2026), only if you ask for one
- Date your employment ended (only if you ask for your P45)
- Date your employment began (only if you ask for the written statement)
- Anything else you want to add (optional)
Common questions
- What can I do if my employer will not give me my P45 or P60?
- Ask in writing first, as this letter does. If nothing comes, contact HM Revenue and Customs: your free HMRC online account shows the pay and tax your employer has reported, and HMRC can follow up an employer that does not issue the forms. For a new job, a starter checklist given to your new employer avoids an emergency tax code. A P60 is due by 31 May for the tax year that ended on 5 April.
- Does every worker in Great Britain have the right to a payslip?
- Yes. Since 6 April 2019 every worker, not only employees, is entitled to an itemised pay statement on or before each payday, showing gross pay, each deduction and net pay, and the hours paid where pay varies with time worked (section 8 of the Employment Rights Act 1996). If payslips are missing, an employment tribunal can say what they should have shown and order a refund of deductions not shown in the 13 weeks before the application. There is no time limit while you are still employed; after the employment ends, apply within six months less one day of the day it ended (three months less one day if it ended before 1 October 2026).
- Can I ask for a reference with this letter, and must an employer give one?
- In general an employer does not have to give a reference, except where a regulator's rules require one, and many give only the dates and the job title. A reference that is given must be true, accurate and fair. You can add a request for a reference in the free line at the end of the letter if you wish; this letter's own demands rest on the payslip, P45, P60 and written-statement rules.
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