can an employer contact your personal references once you have already been hired for a couple months?

Question

this happened to my gf after she got sick and missed two days of work which were the only two days she missed during her two months of employment. a manager contacted all her references to ask questions about her character and dependability. She didnt even get notified that her references were notified, her references told her about the calls. Are employers allowed to contact your references whenever they please?

Answer 1

The employer was absolutely within their rights. If she had a history of unreliability, it was foolish of her to list any PERSONAL references (which are not former employers, but people that she elects to vouch for her character) on her application that would not give her a favorable reference.

It is not just during the probationary period; an employer can at any time check any information on any application at any time and if there is any evidence that the applicant has not been honest and of good character, they can terminate them, whether it be 2 months or 2 years. If a person lies on the application about anything and it is discovered at anytime, the person's employment was based on fraud and they will not be able to collect unemployment either.

As your girlfriend was only employed for 2 months, she would not have divuldge that she worked at the prior place of employment as it was within the probationary period (although any potential employer has the right to legally inquire about any laspe in employment; however, most potential employers might not ask about a 2 months lapse in employment, especially if she indicates she was sick and had doctors slips to prove it in the interim.)

Answer 2

Our specialists describe you as an appallingly uninteresting fellow, unimaginative, timid, lacking in initiative, spineless, incredibly ruled, no experience of humour, tedious agency and irrepressibly drab and undesirable. And while in maximum professions those could be substantial drawbacks, in chartered accountancy they seem to be a good boon.

Answer 3

(In U.S.)

They can contact.

However, by law, the only questions they are allowed to ask are 1) the dates of her previous employment, and 2) the title of her position and work responsibilities.

All other questions are illegal questions.

Answer 4

Her employer can contact her references while she's in her probationary period. They don't have to inform you that they're doing it.

Answer 5

I don't know about the legality of it but it just sounds like they were worried because you failed to call them to tell them you were sick and would not be in for a couple of days...........

Answer 6

Within the three month probationary period -yes.