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References: New High Court guidance on giving a negative opinion about former employees
Fudia Smartt and Daniel Stander give advice on how to write a reference in light of a recent High Court ruling on employers’ duty to be fair and not to mislead ‘The parties disagreed about the nature of the duty on a referee whose reference goes beyond statements of fact and includes negative opinions formed …
Cases Referenced
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- Bartholomew v London Borough of Hackney & anor [1998] EWCA Civ 1604
- Hincks v Sense Network Ltd [2018] EWHC 533 (QB)
- Spring v Guardian Assurance [1994] UKHL 7