In January of 2000, a lawyer we will call Tobias had been working for a few years as duty counsel for Legal Aid in Toronto earning $45,000 a year. He received a phone call from the owner of a company he had worked for a number of years before...
Employers should never use a positive reference letter as a bargaining chip in trying to persuade a terminated employee to accept a severance offer. If you terminated an employee for reasons that have nothing to do with their personal performance...
QUESTION: Recently I have been to a few job interviews where I have been asked for a written reference from my former employer. That employer will not even give me a letter confirming what I did, how long I worked there and what my salary was. Is...
QUESTION: I have a question regarding references from a former employer. I have lost 2 jobs as a result of what this man is saying to prospective employers over the phone. In one case, I already had a start date set with the new employer subject to...
When employees are terminated, whether with or without just cause, whether or not they will get a reference letter often becomes a matter of dispute between the parties. Primarily, an employee will be concerned with obtaining a fair settlement with...
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