Providing references

New and updated

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  Employment law guide

  Providing references

  Overhauled and enhanced to provide a more practical and accessible overview for employers and HR professionals.

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  Interactive flowcharts

  References: Provide a reference on a former or current employee

  Use this references flowchart on receiving a request for a reference for a current or former employee from a prospective employer.

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  Employment law guide

  Providing references: financial services

  Updated to include information on the regulators' proposals concerning non-financial misconduct.

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  Training

  References - line manager training

  Updated to take account of the UK General Data Protection Regulation.

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  Policies and procedures

  Giving references policy

  A model policy to set out your organisation's approach to providing references.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter providing reference for former or current employee

  A model letter to provide a reference in respect of a former or current employee.

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  Letters and forms

  Form for employee to provide explicit consent to disclose special category personal data in reference

  Updated to take account of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter to employee explaining explicit consent is required for special category personal data to be disclosed in reference

  Updated to take account of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.

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  FAQs

  What are the duties of an employer if it supplies a reference?

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  How to

  How to deal with reference requests

  Updated to take account of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.