Most employers request references on a prospective employee to verify, for example, information about his or her employment history. Any job offer should be made conditional on satisfactory references.
Employers may receive a request from another employer for a reference on an employee or former employee to a prospective employer.
New rules regarding references in the financial services industry come into force on 7 March as part of the Senior...
It is common practice for employers to provide references for employees and ex-employees, but there are risks involved. Sarah Anderson...
Employers in the banking sector must comply with tough new requirements as part of major regulatory reform. What impact will...
The High Court has declared that the Government’s criminal record disclosure scheme is incompatible with the Human Rights Act.
Ruling...
Sarah Rushton looks at the problems associated with providing employee references and questions what value they have when employees change...
In DLA Piper’s latest case report, a Court of Appeal decision highlights the need for employers to invest time and...
LinkedIn is facing a class action lawsuit in California over its premium “reference search” function that allows employers to identify...
The role of HR in managing employee fraud is again under the spotlight following the jailing for two-and-a-half years of...
Lies, lies and more damned CV lies: CV mendacity has reached epidemic proportions, but the law now rests with employers.The...
A quarter of CVs submitted for financial sector jobs contained incorrect or false information, suggesting an intention to deceive
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has introduced the licensing of guards and the accreditation of security service suppliers. The ethos...
Last month’s jailing of unqualified gynaecologist Dr Henry Akpata and the forced resignation of NHS Trust chief executive Neil Taylor...
In the wake of Ian Huntley’s murder convictions for the deaths of two young girls, what are employers’ legal options...
Making it contractual to regularly check staff for criminal records is one way of ensuring employees do not slip through...
Painting an accurate picture of prospective employees is becoming increasingly critical for organisations, but how does HR go about doing it? Kath Burke looks at the techniques of pre-employment screening
