Most employers request references on a prospective employee to verify, for example, information about his or her employment history.
While there is generally no legal obligation on an employer to provide a reference on an employee or former employee to a prospective employer, when employers do respond to reference requests, they should aim to treat all requests consistently.
Many employers are still uncovering discrepancies, inaccuracies and lies in candidates’ job applications, according to Personnel Today’s sister publication Employment...
Tough new employment checks for all NHS staff are to be introduced tomorrow (1 April).The checks have been revamped following...
A social worker who lost her job as a result of an unfair reference has accepted £36,000 in compensation from...
Barclays and G4S are just two recent victims of bad press coverage broken by undercover journalists. So what can HR do? Background screening at the recruitment stage to help spot bogus CVs and references is one way of screening out potential troublemakers.
The role of HR in managing employee fraud is again under the spotlight following the jailing for two-and-a-half years of...
Two-thirds of the British workforce would lie on their applications to get the job, research has found.A survey conducted by...
Many employers regularly use networking websites such as MySpace http://www.myspace.com/ to obtain personal information about prospective staff.Are there legal risks...
Leicester University recently conducted a survey among a representative sample of 2,000 people, asking whether they would commit fraud if they...
Royal Mail's staff vetting procedures have been slammed as the service was handed a record £11.4m fine for failing to adequately prevent mail being lost, damaged or stolen
Stamping 'confidential' on a reference offers employers no protection under the Data Protection Act, the Information Commissioner has confirmed
Unfavourable references
A quarter of CVs submitted for financial sector jobs contained incorrect or false information, suggesting an intention to deceive
Recruitment procedures and arrangements for checking that employees are suitable to work with children are still inadequate, a government report has claimed
As employers’ legal liabilities for the actions of staff become more extensive and complex it is important not to take...
Last month’s jailing of unqualified gynaecologist Dr Henry Akpata and the forced resignation of NHS Trust chief executive Neil Taylor...
