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Why should we keep our policy of not providing references for former employees?

by 04/28/2010

Q. We have a few supervisors who think it’s OK to write reference letters only for “good” employees. But our policy says supervisors can’t issue reference letters for any current or former employee. I’m having a hard time finding a reason that justifies our policy. Any suggestions?

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