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what can a company say about you in a reference

jamminjamaica · 2007-04-27 14:58:37

Hi folks i have a question. after being offered a new job the new employer is seeking a reference off my last employer. i left my last job after my contract was not renewed after my probationery period. the fact of the maater is my line manager made things very difficult for me and complained to everyone that i missed…

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LittleVoice Posts: 8,974 Forumite

28 April 2007 at 5:09PM

Presumably the "old manager" was no longer employed by the company. If they were still employed then, as their employer, I would have been concerned at their giving an oral reference unless they categorically stated they were giving it in a private capacity.

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