Job References
Does an employer have to give you a job reference?
An employer is under no legal obligation to give a former employee a job reference at all. However, if they do give a reference, they are under a legal duty to give an accurate one. This is why many employers only provide factual references stating the name, job tile and dates of employment only to avoid being held liable for any inaccurate more detailed job references.
If an employer gives an inaccurate or negligent job reference, the employee can sue their former employer to recover damages. This claim is brought in the County Court NOT the Employment Tribunal. The former employee must have suffered financial loss ie. that the ex-employee failed to get a new job because of the bad reference and lose the income that new job would have provided. Legal Aid may be available to assist you pursue such a claim.
Practicalities
Before any such claim can be entertained you really need to obtain a copy of the offending reference or the detail of an oral one. You may wish to make a Data Protection Act or Subject Access Request to secure this information from either the provider of the reference or the recipient. More informatin can be obtained from the ICO website.
How may we assist you?
Whilst we do not ordinarily undertake litigation in the Civil Courts, we may be able to assist you on a No Win Non Fee basis by sending a pre-action protocol letter before action to see if it is possible to settle any claim without the need for you to issue proceedings in the Civil Courts.
Call us on 0800 612 9509 or email: dean@morrislegal.co.uk or complete one of our Contact Forms.
The Next Step
If you are looking for a No Win Fee Employment Law Solicitor to represent you, we need to assess the merits of your potential claim which we are normally happy to do free of charge.
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Dean,
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Carefully examined the statements i have given, also made constructive inquiries, i did not expect anything at first but the result was good enough to ease my situation caused by my former employer who unfairly dismissed me from work. Very professional, having him as my Solicitor would really boost my confidence in the case. With him on my side, i had almost stress relief for the legal representative part. Further, my case was not an ordinary Employment Law, this involved immigration due to the nature of my job. It was an extra effort to seek for concrete information to assist the case and he has done a brilliant job. Highly reliable solicitor with prompt service and responses. very hardworking until final minute before the tribunal took place. If your case is genuine and in a suitable area of Law, highly recommend Dean Morris to assist your case. Your chance of winning probably higher due to the way of he approaches the case which i strongly believe is unquestionable.
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I was unfairly dismissed from my place of work, so decided to make a claim and was recommended to contact these solicitors. Dean was very responsive and any queries or questions I had were dealt with quickly! Everything was straight forward and he was patient with me providing all information and getting extra stuff to him. All paper work was double checked and everything was relayed back to me for confirmation. Very happy with the result overall, thank you very much.
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Julie
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martin williams
i will recommend dean morris of morris solicitors to everybody .
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Steve callis
Morris legal Ltd really did provide an excellent service when I took my former employer to tribunal for unfair dismissal.Dean Morris did an excellent job by getting my former employers to settle before going to tribunal,thanks Dean.
The Next Step
If you are looking for a No Win Fee Employment Law Solicitor to represent you, we need to assess the merits of your potential claim which we are normally happy to do free of charge.
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