Reference

Paula10

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Jim2007

You already have a thread open on this topic......

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058277301/job-reference

To my knowledge (and I’m open to correction) no employer is obliged to give a reference. There’s rules about them (such as they can’t be slanderous) but you otherwise are not entitled to one and companies are free to issue them as they see fit.

In this case your team leader or manager doesn’t have to give you one. The fact the public sector employer is refusing to budge on this is quite strange. The best you can do is tell them the company policy and there’s nothing you can do. It would be strange to imagine they’d pull their offer due to this especially if you met all other criteria.

Mrs OBumble

Your options:

1 Ask the public sector to change their processes for you ( they won't) and to accept a standard HR certificate of service ( they won't).

2 Convince your manager or team lead to bend the rules and give a reference.

3 give up on the particular job, but make you local TDs life miserable until they make one side or the other illegal.

Jim_Hodge

Has the Public Sector recruitment been holding this open since the end of last year? That's bizzare.

Are you not in a position to ask your team lead to do you a favour and at least have a look at the form?