Property News · February 9, 2015

My job offer is under threat because a former employer is taking so long to provide a reference


Are there any legal time limits within which referees are required to return references? My prospective employer needs someone fast and is threatening to withdaw the offerTwice a week we publish problems that will feature in a forthcoming Dear Jeremy advice column in the Saturday Guardian so that readers can offer their own advice and suggestions. We then print the best of your comments alongside Jeremy’s own insights. Here is the latest dilemma – what are your thoughts?Just before Christmas I was verbally offered a one-year contract with a public sector organisation after being interviewed. This is subject to two references from former employers. The first one was provided by my most recent employer. However, the other one is dragging its heels – it uses a shared service centre for personnel services and it is notoriously slow. The personnel department of the organisation offering the job is doing nothing and is leaving all of the chasing to me.  Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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