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An employment question.? |
Can a potential employer contact your last employer about your attendence? Do they have the right to ask these certain questions? Yes, because this is objective information, that is based on fact and not opinion. Do not believe anyone that tells you that a former employer can only verify dates of employment....just because most choose to go this route, doesn't mean they can't. Jay, the poster above, is exactly correct in his opinion. There is no state in America, that has that as a law. It's a myth. The "rehire" question is a stupid one for a future employer to ask...I have worked for companies where they had a POLICY, that if you ever left, either voluntarily or involuntarily, you could not work for them again. I have also worked for some that would bar you from rehire if you worked for certain competitors after you left...all are 100% unrelated to work peformance and completely based on company ego....that is why the question is stupid, because a former employer won't tell a future one any details of it's policy. The can, and they do. Not all employers will, but you really never know. If you specifically ask them not to contact a certain employer, they may abide by that request, but they are probably going to want an explanation. oh yes, they'll ask. yes they have that right I always call the last 2 and sometimes last 3 employers I ask about attendance, job performance and reason the employee was terminated or quit lastly I ask them if they would hire him/her again. If they would not re-employ him/her I most often will not hire them either. Sure can and some times do, but not all of the time. Some of the questions they always ask - how was their work attendance, use/abuse of sick leave. And work performance. yes they can, on my recent job employer they got a hold of my last employer- and they lied about my attendance- they said it was poor, i didn't even miss any days, i think it was because i left them to go to this employer, and they wanted me to come back to them, so they can say that to when they are reached to verify your attendance i don't know if them lieing about your attendance is legal or not Yes, however most employers have policies against giving out information other than dates of employment and pay rate for liability reasons. The former employer must have written documentation (counseling, write-up, etc.) to back up what they are saying about you. It is illegal to give false information in order to impede someones future employment, and should you find out that they gave erroneous info, you can sue them. |
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