GDPR encounter, unbelievable!

[Energize]

I was going to start a thread about this two weeks ago.
My mate works at a company, hates the dept he's in so applied for another dept and he was given the job depending on references.
The stupid bugger then gave his notice in because he was sure he wouldn't have a problem.
The Manager of the new job rang him and told him because of a bad reference she couldn't employ him and now he's without a job.
He contacted his HR 3 times but they said they can't tell him what's on the bad reference or who gave it and the Manager of the job he was hoping to get doesn't know either just that she was told not to employ him
I thought this was complete BS until I asked my boss who is an employment law expert who goes to tribunals a lot and he confirmed it.

The easy way around this is to pose as an employer and ask for a reference for yourself.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

The easy way around this is to pose as an employer and ask for a reference for yourself.

That's the problem, the person who offered him the job and then asked for the reference wasn't told what was in the reference, just not to hire him.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

@SexyGreyFox

That's good news. I don't think they can withhold reference details mind, I think they talking rubbish.

https://www.reading.ac.uk/internal/...Writingreferences/imps-d-p-references-dp.aspx

Yes that's what I thought!
What if it is something that a person has complained about and it's in HR files?
So the new Manager got the references but contacted HR about incidents?
That seems to make more sense.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Yes that's what I thought!
What if it is something that a person has complained about and it's in HR files?
So the new Manager got the references but contacted HR about incidents?
That seems to make more sense.

Very possible. Things are so complicated now you sometimes don’t know what is right and wrong. Sometimes things are best left. In this situation your friend now has a job so let this one slide. Legislation and law is a wonderful thing if you understand it.

 

[iamtheoneneo]

I remember when all we had to worry about was ads showing. Now it's a 100 popups about my data.

The ads were better.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

I remember when all we had to worry about was ads showing. Now it's a 100 popups about my data.

The ads were better.

BONZIIIIIIIIIIII

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

I think the best thing about this, is it makes me realise how many sites I don't need to visit, or how many things I don't need to be involved with.
Was all too easy to waste more time than I should. Now all I have to do is press the 'x' button in the top right.

Edit: Your close button placement may vary.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

I think the best thing about this, is it makes me realise how many sites I don't need to visit, or how many things I don't need to be involved with.
Was all too easy to waste more time than I should. Now all I have to do is press the 'x' button in the top right.

Edit: Your close button placement may vary.

Mines on the left