Some employers think this policy is bad for employee morale.
Some employers think this policy is bad for employee morale.
Some employers think this policy is bad for employee morale.
Here in the States, potential employers are not allowed to ask how the former employment was terminated. They can only seek character references. No law prohibits employers from giving thorough info on former employees to anyone who inquires. Former employees have zero expectation of privacy regarding their work record, attendance, attitude, skill, or disciplines. EMployers who express no falsehoods about a former employee have zero liability for defamation.
LArger employers, subject to ADA, cannot discriminate BECAUSE a worker was formerly alcoholic. Small employers can lawfully discriminate. All employers can hold employees responsible for not being drunk at work or absent due to alcohol. Alcoholism must be ignored in holding al employees equally to attendance and performance rules. A diagnosis of alcoholism provides zero protection.
A prospective employer can ask ANYTHING. It must not consider race, sex, religion, age, or disability if it has more than 14 employees.
No law covers it and it is not against the law. It might be addressed in the employment contract the employee should have signed when hired. If the employment contract does not mention a non-compete clause, employees are free to steal clients from their former employer with reckless abandon.
Most employers will provide that information (and pretty much only that information) about former employees.
Prospective employers are permitted to check public records as well as private and employment records you make available to them. Medical histories are not public records and are not generally available. Generally, and as provided under HIPPA privacy statutes, a former employer cannot disclosed private medical records about their present or former employees; that aside, former employees will typically not disclose such records (or much else that might be derogatory for that matter) for fear of being sued.
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Information about unemployment in PA can be found on the state government's website. There is valuable information there for those who are unemployed as well as for employers who need to file paperwork for former employees.
There is no penalty. No law compels former employers to answer.
An exit interview is a great oppurtunity for an organization to learn how their former employees feel about the organization.
If you have not informed your present employer that you are searching for other employment, you might want to request that potential employers not contact them. If that is the case, make sure you have strong references and former employees that they can contact.