{"id":5261,"date":"2020-09-07T14:17:54","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T14:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/?p=5261"},"modified":"2021-12-06T19:21:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T19:21:33","slug":"giving-references","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/giving-references\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving References"},"content":{"rendered":"

References! An interesting topic, they are required by employers and often used inside voluntary organisations. There is a duty to be true, accurate, fair & not misleading. Here are my notes, mainly on the case law. …<\/p>\n

One source is p62 , of the LRD’s Law at Work 2018<\/a> which lists a series of court cases establishing that if references are given they must be true, accurate, fair and not misleading (Spring vs. Guardian Assurance 1994<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Trade union activists and whistleblowers have additional protection or at least additional grounds for complaining. References must comply with the Equalities Act duties of the employer.<\/p>\n

I found these today,<\/p>\n

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  1. The CIPD page on references and case law<\/a> , requires a login<\/li>\n
  2. https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/work-reference<\/a>, which details that some businesses have to give them, otherwise they don’t<\/li>\n
  3. https:\/\/www.lawdonut.co.uk\/business\/employment-law\/dismissals-and-redundancies\/giving-references<\/a> , which is what I used when writing advice to LP branch secretaries<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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