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Are employers allowed to give out bad references?

April 26, 2017allowed bad Business Careers employers employment Finance references

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Are employers allowed to give out bad references?

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Sometimes prospective employers phone up and ask off the cuff. Providing lateness was only a few times you shouldn’t need to worry. Getting on badly with people is more of a problem. Employers are looking for a happy team.

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My boss told me that you’re not allowed to give a bad reference. She said the most you can say is “no they are not rehireable.” and i’m assuming the company asking for the reference can ask why.

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no it against the law to give a bad reference but within the law to either write no comment or refuse u one at all- so your future employees have to make their own minds up

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I don’t know if it is different for other states but in Michigan an employer is only suppose to say when you started and ended your job. Nothing else is allowed.

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no they are not allowed to give bad references, but they can refuse to give a reference, which is pretty much the same as a bad reference