Reference Request
MariaL
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Are companies allowed to request references from your current employer without offering you an interview and not asking your permission?
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As far as I am aware there is no legislation that says they can't. It would be fairly bad practice but not illegal.0
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Had you applied to work for this company?
Do you still want to work for them if they behave in this way?Sandy
sandy@sandyhood.com
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I've seen a comment on application forms before where they say that references may be contacted prior to interview so I guess this is their get out clause. If you see this comment then don't use your current employer as a referee unless they know you're leaving.0
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On an application, there should be by way of good practice an option for you to give permission for references to be contacted prior to interview. I have on my CV references available on request and I also put this on my applications. It's never stopped me before to my knowledge.0
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I had applied for quite a few vacancies supplying my CV. They had not mentioned anything about reference request in their job advertisements and I had always thought that references were usually after the interview stage.
I hadn't actually provided any references Coogee, they just took the details from my work history on my CV.
SandyHood no I wouldn't want to work for a business who work in this way as I think it is poor practice.0
