My daughter was dismissed from her job after three months because of a reference provided by her previous employer. Her old firm refuses to set the record straight, and the company that’s dismissed her says it can only act on information received. Does my daughter have any legal redress from the writer of the reference?
Possibly. Employers aren’t obliged to provide references at all, but if they do they must be accurate. Your daughter may be able to successfully sue her previous employer for negligence if she can prove factual inaccuracies. She should first establish in writing that she was dismissed from the last firm solely on the basis of the reference. Your daughter will need a solicitor’s help with this.