Employers seeking to avoid liability often stick to dates of employment and position held when responding to reference requests. But there is a new trend in legislation offering protection to ...

Today colleges and their employees are increasingly being sued over routine requests for employment references by unsuccessful job or tenure candidates, potential employers, and even third parties ...

Employee references are the positive or negative comments about an employee’s job performance provided to a prospective employer. In most cases, a prospective employer will contact a person’s current ...

Q: Do I have to provide a reference? I have an ex-employee who worked for the business for more than 10 years. While his work performance was average, his attendance record was poor. He has now found ...

The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service has provided more comprehensive guidance for employers giving employment references in the United Kingdom. Regulated firms are also subject to ...