Employer Reference

[tali]

I have decided to accept settlement from an ex -employer on condition of a good reference.(I was made redundant)So , before i sign,is the reference they have submitted ok ?

"I confirm that was employed by 1st April 2014 following a TUPE Transfer . This role involved providing support in all public-facing areas at the various Trust sites including reception, gift shop, tea room, welcome areas and within properties and visitor areas.The employment with the Trust ended on 31st March 2015 due to redundancy following an organisational restructure"

[obiter dictum]

That is fine and common

 

The reference only has to be accurate and true

[ericsbrother]

common these days to not include any details that are not quantifiable.

[tali]

Thanks.I was wondering if you had your "Employer hats" on would you employ on that reference

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[obiter dictum]

My reference consisted of one paragraph

 

That is i was employed from xyz to xyz and that i was made redundant through ill health retirement

 

As i have said, reference such as these are common place now

[ericsbrother]

If I was employing someone who had such a refernce I would be looking at their presonal reference and if they werent asked for one I would phone their previous employer and ask them about any issues that werent made clear during the interview such as (in the original reference) whether they were responsible for reconciling the tills or number of people supervised if supervisory role claimed. I wouldnt be going on a fishing expedition as that would indicate I hadnt asked the right questions in the first place and also the level of trust needed was missing and things would probably not work out then.

[tali]

Thanks.I Think i will accept that reference.

[becky2585]

I think it's acceptable too.

 

The basic references I draft only include job title and dates of employment and don't even include a reason for leaving!