Are there certain things you can't ask a past employer, or are the questions you can ask limited?
2006-09-21 08:32:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Legally, you can only ask for things that are documented. Even then, most past employers will only give you the date of hire, the date of fire and whether or not they are eligible for re-hire. Once in a while you may get lucky and find someone that is chatty and will give you more info than that, but that really is about all you can expect.
2006-09-21 08:36:11 · answer #1 · answered by Mom of 3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-17 09:55:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was always taught that when reading a reference, it is what is not included that is the most important. If it does not include, 'a good time-keeper', the person is always late. No mention of 'honesty' - the person is dishonest. If you then telephone the company who gave the reference, you can ask casually 'I notice that you did not mention 'honesty'. If the other person says nothing, you know what the answer is............... give it a try.
2006-09-21 08:37:54 · answer #3 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legally, they're supposed to only verify dates of work. If they ask anything else, it's wrong. But among small companies, that kind of stuff goes on all the time.
2006-09-21 14:40:25 · answer #4 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can ask what ever you want. the other employer can only legally tell you that the person worked there and the dates they were employed.
2006-09-21 08:41:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually the questions are limited to "did she work here" and "how long" they really can't ask much nmore besides that, unless you give the HR department explicit permssion to respond to more. They are not even aloud to ask about your preformance legally... though it does sometimes happen.
2006-09-21 08:40:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi I am a certified personal consultant and you can ask anything that wont rule them out due to discrimination, race, sex national origin, disability, illness stuff is tricky.
2006-09-21 08:39:24 · answer #7 · answered by tori 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋