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Is HR allowed to confirm employment dates to 3rd parties?

  • 04-11-2016 10:43am
    #1
    hithere123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4 ✭


    I have been working for two companies and left both after only a few months (bad luck on my part by choosing the wrong companies).
    I want to leave out one employment and change the dates so I don't come off as difficult / unemployable as HR people generally tend to shy away from that in my experience.
    If someone from a company would want to check if my dates were accurate, is HR allowed to confirm this without some written consent?


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  • #2
    CIARAN_BOYLE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,599 ✭✭✭✭CIARAN_BOYLE


    As it is a statement of fact and not in anyway subjective they can.


  • #3
    hithere123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4 ✭hithere123


    CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »
    As it is a statement of fact and not in anyway subjective they can.
    Do you know that for a fact? I'd presume that data protection and privacy laws might prevent them from confirming or disclosing any information without an explicit permission on your end.


  • #4
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    hithere123 wrote: »
    Do you know that for a fact? I'd presume that data protection and privacy laws might prevent them from confirming or disclosing any information without an explicit permission on your end.

    Are you providing either company as reference?


  • #5
    hithere123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4 ✭hithere123


    Stheno wrote: »
    hithere123 wrote: »
    Do you know that for a fact? I'd presume that data protection and privacy laws might prevent them from confirming or disclosing any information without an explicit permission on your end.

    Are you providing either company as reference?
    The company that I'd list on my CV had a huge turnover and I don't even remember the name of my manager, so there'd be no reference provided aside from "talk to HR if you want to confirm dates". The companies I'm applying for are unlikely to perform an extensive verification of all my previous positions.


  • #6
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    hithere123 wrote: »
    The company that I'd list on my CV had a huge turnover and I don't even remember the name of my manager, so there'd be no reference provided aside from "talk to HR if you want to confirm dates". The companies I'm applying for are unlikely to perform an extensive verification of all my previous positions.

    Well if you provide them as a reference Tey are free to verify the dates you worked there and if that doesn't match your CV it may cause problems


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  • #7
    CIARAN_BOYLE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,599 ✭✭✭✭CIARAN_BOYLE


    hithere123 wrote: »
    Do you know that for a fact? I'd presume that data protection and privacy laws might prevent them from confirming or disclosing any information without an explicit permission on your end.

    I was thinking more of liable than data protection. They can't be sued for liable if they make a statement of fact covering the period when you worked there.


  • #8
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,602 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Did you befriend anyone in the companies in the period you were there?

    Any time I've put references down on CVs, they've always been from managers or colleagues in higher positions that know what they're talking about. I've never actually used the HR department from a previous employer as a reference.


  • #9
    dudara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    A lot of companies won't allow personal references anymore and will direct all queries to HR, who will simply respond with something along the lines of "Person X was employed here between Date 1 and Date 2".

    The simple fact is that you should not lie on your CV. In this case, you would be lying, even if only a small one.


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