A previous employer sent my next employer a reference containing misleading negative comments about the reasons why I had left and my conduct at the company as a manager. Is this lawful and am I able to obtain redress for the position this put me in with my new employer? When I was with the reference providing employer they had a policy of stating only name, job title and dates for any reference requests. Am I allowed to ask them why they changed this policy when they wrote mine?
David MacIntyre
