bad reference

Sambucus_Nigra

lalalalalalala wrote: »

also, the old employer has told me that they do not have a copy of the reference so they do not know what they are fighting!

Who are you speaking to at the old employers? What did they say when you told them what the reference said? You could get them to retract it by asking if they have consulted the wrong personnel file and request that they reissue it to the new new employer before going down the legal route.

lalalalalalala

i have been speaking to the HR department- the new employer had spoke to the manager that provided the reference and the senior worker as they were so surprised by the poor reference as i had worked there for so long- i dont think they could re-tract it.
i had already started the new position.

Sambucus_Nigra

lalalalalalala wrote: »

i have been speaking to the HR department- the new employer had spoke to the manager that provided the reference and the senior worker as they were so surprised by the poor reference as i had worked there for so long- i dont think they could re-tract it.
i had already started the new position.

Have you asked them to retract it?

lalalalalalala

no, they stopped replying to my e-mails and i requested receipts for when they opened the e-mails so it looks like they are not even opening the e-mails now!

Uncertain

lalalalalalala wrote: »

no, they stopped replying to my e-mails and i requested receipts for when they opened the e-mails so it looks like they are not even opening the e-mails now!

Doesn't follow. You can set most software to either ignore receipt requests or to ask before sending.

In such disputes it is best to write. The normal legal presumption is that mail is delivered so if you have a certificate of posting that is all you need.

Sambucus_Nigra

lalalalalalala wrote: »

no, they stopped replying to my e-mails and i requested receipts for when they opened the e-mails so it looks like they are not even opening the e-mails now!

Did you not ask them to retract it when you were speaking to the HR people?

lalalalalalala

no, i did not know what it said till today.....i had asked them for a copy and they said that they would speak to the manager, i do not answer my emails so i wrote to the last tuesday and i am awaiting a response!

Sambucus_Nigra

lalalalalalala wrote: »

no, i did not know what it said till today.....i had asked them for a copy and they said that they would speak to the manager, i do not answer my emails so i wrote to the last tuesday and i am awaiting a response!

So you haven't called them since you read it to find out where the land lies with this?

lalalalalalala

no, i am awaiting a response from the letter

Sambucus_Nigra

So you haven't checked that they have the right file, you haven't been speaking to the HR person today and you haven't asked for it to be retracted at all?