what should be avoided and how to be clear with it
2006-12-21 19:51:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
negative refrences can cause vast legal entanglements
2006-12-21 19:53:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anarchy99 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why negative? Best left unsaid. You can say how long the employee worked, where, what his/her responsibilities were.
Company restructuring required that you have to reassign certain employees and some were let go. (you will say this if the new employer asks for reference check). Other than that, even on the phone, you cannot give -ve ref and they cannot ask. As a company owner, HR or otherwise you should know that.
You can comment whether the person is re-employable. If asked whether you will rehire, you will say co. restructuring does not have a place for a person with that particular talent.
Why be vituperative and vindictive? Some one's career is at stake. Perhaps your mind/body chemistry did not jive. That does not mean this person won't be successful elsewhere.
Just leave it at that.
2006-12-22 04:04:20 · answer #2 · answered by Nightrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stick to the facts and no other statements
date of hire
job title
duties employee were expected to perform
hourly rate of pay or salary
date of employee left your business
john doe is not eligible for rehiring
please know that if you say or write any negative statements about a employee you can be sued for $$$$... the last statement that the employee is not eligible for rehiring says it all the another employer, they can read between the lines and you are safe from a lawsuit.
2006-12-22 04:07:39 · answer #3 · answered by walterknowsall 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Negative Employee Reference is as good as not giving one.
So, to avoid it, just don't give it!
2006-12-22 03:53:16 · answer #4 · answered by vach1970 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi There,
What made you to give a negative reference to employee?
See in this world every human being has certain +ve N -ve characters, as senior it is our out most responsibility to identify the
-ve's/weekness and put them for review/correction.
As regad to reference be neutral it would give an opportunity for him / her to correct the mistake's." since to err is human".
2006-12-22 17:59:10 · answer #5 · answered by MK S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you just write "Jim Smith worked here from February 2002 until June 2005." It's left unsaid but implied.
2006-12-22 03:52:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say when he worked there (from 10-2004 to 5-2006) and state whether he is rehirable or not....
Legally that's all you can say.unless you want a lawsuite.
2006-12-22 03:56:16 · answer #7 · answered by Sarasvah 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't do it -- you are just opening yourself up to a lawsuit.
2006-12-22 03:52:24 · answer #8 · answered by Joe B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋