What To Ask An Ex Employer Regarding You Being Let Go And What They're Going To Say To A New Employer When The New Employer Asks Why Were You Let Go

[Henrietta]

If you were let go in bad circumstances ie not turning up to work due to illness and a lack of communication due to you being sick?

Obviously you can't ask your ex employers to lie but isn't there a way for you to ask them to be able to say a good word otherwise this would make you unemployable?

What could you ask them?

[black_cat51]

eh? Yes there is a way to ask them - just ask them

[EDDIE51]

I have seen advice on here that personal references are not given now.
They just confirm the dates you worked the job title and if they would re-employ you.

[Maydup]

Not all employers take up references, so the problem might not arise. And to agree with Eddie, many don't give details anyway, just dates and time of work. You might of course be asked why you left and need to have a suitable answer.

Think about what that might be. You don't want to be telling them the whole story about lack of communication but best not to lie too much either.........

[joko]

if it was a genuine mix up and they are not actually mad at you as such, just ask them nicely - explain that its a shame things got to where they did but that you hope they wont hold any grudges and will not put you down etc

[jno]

I've just provided a reference for someone, Eddie. The person asking seemed to think I was the applicant's former employer. It was a standard form request but as well as questions like "Would you rehire her?", there was space for me to add other comments, which I did (all favourable), and a suggestion that I could always send them a separate letter if I wanted to say anything more, which I didn't. I wasn't her boss, but didn't bother saying so as it never actually asked.

[237SJ]

Depends on the employer. Mine gives dates of service and that`s it - nothing else.

[Hypognosis]

Uncanny.

Virtually the same thing happened to me. Budge up…

Dark down here, isn't it?

[Hypognosis]

Sorry that ^^^^ was @Henrietta.

[Henrietta]

Sorry let me clarify. The person was let go by the agency for not notifying them that they were ill and and have applied for a position with a different company and are worried what to say to the new company when they ask why they left the agency and what the agency will say to the new company when they inquire about the employee so the person in question wants to know whether they can ask the agency what are they going to say to any companies that come to ask for a reference and want to know why the person left them.

[Henrietta]

Not let go but removed from that position/site but still told that they'd find them other employment so they're technically still working for the agency but was removed from that position which is the problem which might cause an issue

[buildersmate]

I'm somewhat surprised the agency is willing to continue with this person on their books. The employer is the agency, not the end customer, but agencies have a vested interest in their workers being credible and reliable as they are the front face of the organisation in the client premises.
Surely the agency calls the shots on what will be said to any future end client - they know what happened.

[EDDIE51]

In this case the agency will still give a reference, as said the agency is your employer not the place where you worked.
Just tell your new employer you want a permanent job not an agency position which is only temporary. I work for an agency it is the same for me.

[boxtops]

Our references ask very broad questions, but usually include a) number of days sickness and b) would you re-employ this person. If you were sacked for bad timekeeping, the old employer may well say so. We very rarely give written references these days, though - it's all done on the phone before the job offer is made.

[Hypognosis]

@boxtops,

//We very rarely give written references these days, though - it's all done on the phone before the job offer is made.//

So, if and when they want to stitch someone up, it's entirely unrecorded and unaccountable?