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this post was submitted on 09 May 2024
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FYI they can only contact your previous employers to verify that you did indeed work there, and ask from what date to what date. They are not legally allowed to ask anything else and your previous employer is not legally allowed to give any other information
I don't think it's illegal, just legally risky for them to be overly candid about you in a negative way because you could sue them.
They can't say an actything factually inaccurate. They could say you had a disciplinary for xyz on so and so date.
But let's face it, places will want to put in the minimum they can effort on a reference.
That's just not true. https://www.acas.org.uk/providing-a-job-reference/what-employers-can-say-in-a-reference
I think they can ask whatever they want about your job performance etc, but if your old employer answers with anything that is just their opinion , they open themselves to legal liability which is why in practice they usually only confirm employment dates, position, and maybe vague summary of tasks .
Got a source on this? I couldn't find it with a quick google, only that they're not allowed to give subjective opinions.
Which country are you talking about?
Not like anyone would know the difference. I bet they break the law all the time knowing they can get away with it. Who’s going to catch or stop them? Let’s be real corporations don’t give a fuck about the law.
Good luck proving that though.