Paid Trips to Home : Employer letter

[aspirant09]

I am due for ILR next month and have made several trips to India in the past five years of my stay. These trips were for personal reasons and I was paid for all these five years whether I was in India or UK.
The total days that I spent outside the UK amount to approx 200. As far as I am aware these days are not counted as "absence" while calculating the continous five year period.

I have used my annual leaves for most of these absenses but on a couple of occasions a "compassionate" leave was granted by my employer.
My question is "Do I need an employer letter" for these absences? OR the fact that I was paid normally in GBP while I was abroad is sufficent to prove my continous stay?
Thanks,

[geriatrix]

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