Ask my employer for previous monthly salary certificates or monthly salary slips?

I am currently employed in a small private dental clinic. I receive my monthly salary partly by cheque and partly by cash (Rs. 15,000 by cheque and Rs. 7,000 by cash). I am in need to show my existing employment records to a third party.

Should I ask my employer for previous monthly salary certificates or monthly salary slips? What is the difference between the two?

What is consolidated salary? My salary is directly handed to me, not transferred to a bank account or anything like that, and my boss does not give me any salary breakdown like allowances, incentives, etc. There are no tax deductions on my salary. Does that mean I receive a consolidated salary? If yes, what is the format for consolidated salary certificates or consolidated salary slips?

Salary certificate and salary slip both connote the salary paid to an employee. The salary slip gives the actual salary being paid to the employee in question, whereas the salary certificate discloses the salary due to an employee assuming full attendance and without voluntary deductions. While the salary certificate is issued occasionally for certain purposes and bears the signature of the issuing authority, the salary slip is issued routinely every month and generally is an unsigned document. The salary slip is mentioned in statutes, while the salary certificate is a non-statutory concept.

It appears that the cash payment made to you is shown in a separate account and may not be shown in books as a salary expense. The payment you receive is consolidated salary. There is no prescribed format for consolidated salary as it has only one head, i.e., salary payable indicating the net payable. As you are working in a small establishment, there is no practice of issuing a salary slip.

HR, thank you for your input. I appreciate it, but I am still a bit confused. The third party I mentioned earlier is the Immigration Authority, and I am still unclear about what I should ask my employer for: a consolidated salary certificate OR salary slips (which are not generally issued in small businesses as you mentioned in the last post)? So, how should I prove my employment to this authority? Could you please provide me with a brief format for the consolidated salary certificate if that applies to my case?

I think it is better to seek an 'Employment Certificate', which would indicate that you are serving the Dental Clinic and are paid a consolidated salary amounting to ...........

I am not sure what would satisfy the Immigration Authority; it would depend on the country in question. However, an 'Employment Certificate' shall, in general, suffice to prove the bonafides of employment.

How to generate salary certificates

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If you have any format, please share it with me.