Negligent references
Article Abstract:
The circumstances in which a misleading or inaccurate employment reference constitutes negligence are discussed. In the case presented, a truck driver sued a former employer. The driver claimed that the former employer had cost him his new job by providing the new employer with an inaccurate employment reference. The case turned on whether the employer had taken proper care in giving the reference. The original employer was able to show that the manager making the reference had personal knowledge of the worker, and the company was able to produce evidence that justified its evaluation of the worker's performance.
Publication Name: Personnel Management
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5761
Year: 1988
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Pensions after 1988: sizing up the options
Article Abstract:
Great Britain's Social Security Act of 1986 will bring about a number of changes in pension administration, beginning in April 1988. Under the new law, the benefits under the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme (SERPS) will be reduced from 25 to 20 percent of employee earnings, the requirements for pension plans to qualify for SERPS benefits will be simplified, membership in company pension plans will no longer be mandatory, and all employees will have the option of taking out personal plans, company plans, or belonging to SERPS. The implications of these changes for pension administrators are discussed.
Publication Name: Personnel Management
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5761
Year: 1986
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