| DrBuck Posted on 11/7 8:07 | |
| Fraudulent C.V.'s | |
Just found out that an employee's boyfriend is using our company as his last employer on his c.v. Coincidentally the dates are the same dates he was in prison! Does anybody know if this is okay to do? If not what action should be taken? | |
| boroboyinbath Posted on 11/7 8:13 | |
| re: Fraudulent C.V.'s | |
Fraud, quite simple, get caught you can be prosocuted. There is also lots of legal stuff around giving referances as well. i once had an ex employee of mine give my CV for a perspective employer who then asked me for a referance. Now legally I could only answer questions which they ask and luckily they asked for me to confirm his management responsibilites, he then got blacklisted by agencies. | |
| DrBuck Posted on 11/7 8:15 | |
| re: Fraudulent C.V.'s | |
She/he has given one of our managers as a referee, I don't think he's aware of it. | |
| sweet_left_foot Posted on 11/7 8:18 | |
| re: Fraudulent C.V.'s | |
a cv is not legally binding. That's why you use references to confirm | |
| KENDAL Posted on 11/7 8:24 | |
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If you fill in a job application form it normally requires you to sign stating that all information given is a true record, so therefore they would be instantly dismissed when found out. | |
| TheSmogMonster Posted on 11/7 8:44 | |
| re: Fraudulent C.V.'s | |
I've been paranoid bout this all week, I knocked together a CV a few weeks ago and got a few decent job offers, all for more then I was looking for (one by 8k more!). I've had to read through my C.V about 20 times trying to see if I'd embellished anywhere, luckily I hadn't. As long as the guy referencing me from this place gives me a clean bill of health I'm alright, but I'm worried that the company I'm working for might play dirty in trying to get me to stay, is there a way of challenging a reference if they do this? | |
| George1507 Posted on 11/7 9:59 | |
| re: Fraudulent C.V.'s | |
Smogmonster - yes of course you have redress. If someone gives you an unfair reference you can challenge it. I doubt any company would sanction something like that, it would attract a lot of adverse publicity and show them in a very bad light. | |
| zoec Posted on 11/7 10:06 | |
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DrBuck - he doesn't exactly sound gifted. I think a prospective employer may smell a rat when they ring up for a reference and are told that he's never worked for the company. I wouldn't worry about it from a company perspective, other than you seem to have a liar on your payroll. | |
| Dundee_Gadgey Posted on 11/7 10:08 | |
| re: Fraudulent C.V.'s | |
Most companies will only confirm start date, finish date, reason given for leaving, responsibilities and salary. this si due to potential legal action by giving any subjective answers/information..... | |
| jeff_potato Posted on 11/7 10:25 | |
| re: Fraudulent C.V.'s | |
Would it be fraud or obtaining via deception, were one to swing a job with a dodgy CV? I bet there's loads of folk who tell fibs from the minor to extreme. | |
| DrBuck Posted on 11/7 10:42 | |
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But, do I tell my boss (a good mate), who hates the lad because he keyed his car over a petty dispute my boss had with his girlfriend, (she wrote his c.v.)? It seems a bit like arse licking or pure spite to me, but I feel I should let him know. | |
