Reference Request Letter And Form by Business Gateway
This template provides a covering letter to formally request a reference for a prospective employee, accompanied by a detailed reference request form. The form prompts the referee to provide information on the applicant's employment history, work qualities, attendance, and suitability for the applied position. All information provided is to be treated with the utmost confidence.
Reference Request Covering Letter
Private & Confidential
<<Contact Name>>
<<Title>>
<<Company Name>>
<<Address>>
<<Post Code>>
<<Date>>
Dear <<Name>>
Re: <<Name and Address of Prospective Employee>>
I/We would be grateful if you could kindly provide us with a reference on the person named above who has applied to us for the position of <<job description>> by completing the enclosed reference request form.
All information you provide will be treated with the utmost confidence.
A stamped addressed envelope is enclosed.
Yours sincerely
<<Name>>
<<Title>>
Enc. Reference request form Stamped addressed envelope
Telephone/Written Reference Request - CONFIDENTIAL
Reference for:
Position applied for: Job Ref:
Name of Referee: |
Relationship to candidate: |
If previous or current employer, please complete the following:
Dates employed: |
If they have left your employment, why? |
How many days off sick in the last year? |
Did they have any disciplinary action pending? |
Would you re-employ them? |
Please rate the applicant’s qualities under each of the following headings:
Very Good | Good | Average | Poor | Very Poor | |
Timekeeping | |||||
Trustworthy/Honest | |||||
Reliability | |||||
Attitude to work | |||||
Quality of work | |||||
Ability to work with others | |||||
Attendance |
Please answer the following questions:
Length of service : | ||
Length of time you have known the person: | ||
Time keeping: | ||
Attendance - including number of absences, or, number of days sickness, and the timescale; | (Please note: When providing information about an individual’s sickness absence record, it is essential to provide only verifiable facts about attendance history, and not to include subjective statements. Even seemingly positive statements [e.g.: “maintained good attendance despite disability”] could be seen as discriminatory. It is not appropriate to provide background information about medical conditions or disability.) | |
Suitability for the post applied for: | ||
Current disciplinary record (if applicable): | ||
Any other comments? |
If you need to add more information, please continue on a separate piece of paper.
Signed: ....................................... Date: ...............................
Name: ....................................... Official stamp (if applicable):
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