References

studentphil

How can you get around if your former boss seems to stop you getting any other job because they don't like you? It seems a tricky one as you must have your most recent employer as a ref.

embelliss

I believe employers, when asked for reference, are not allowed to give a bad reference...

LittleVoice

Are you starting this thread, just to start a thread? Or do you have real grounds to think it is happening to you? If the latter, how many jobs have you applied for where your application has gone well up until the point where references were sought?

aurora_borealis_2

Employers must give a truthful reference.

I won't give them.

LittleVoice

embelliss wrote: »

I believe employers, when asked for reference, are not allowed to give a bad reference...

What do you mean by "a bad reference"? If you mean one which is truthful but "negative" then I'm afraid your belief is incorrect.

Employers can give whatever reference they want - but would be well advised to consider the consequences of giving one which was factually incorrect or gave unsubstantiated opinions.

On the other hand, an employer shouldn't give an "excellent" reference if it were actually misleading a potential employer because the employee had performed badly in their employ.

studentphil

This has happened to me got a job, 1 good reference and then some negative comment on the other reference and that is it, no job.

studentphil

As I understand it, what has happened is because I had two nasty customers whilst working there that that means my ref says I am not suited to customer facing jobs and yet I dealt with hundreds or thousands of other people successfully- so it is not right reflective.

Conor_3

Put down different referees. There's no law which says you have to put down that employer.

studentphil

Conor wrote: »

Put down different referees. There's no law which says you have to put down that employer.

Most application forms ask for the most recent employer.

tinkerbell84

Oh dear Phil. Do you mean your social housing job offer has been withdrawn?

What happened with those one or two problematic customers that your old boss has commented on?

studentphil

tinkerbell84 wrote: »

Oh dear Phil. Do you mean your social housing job offer has been withdrawn?

What happened with those one or two problematic customers that your old boss has commented on?

It does.

They shouted at me a bit and they complained to the boss because I said I wouldn't deal with them if they were going to be off hand.