Employment Verification and Sample Policy

Employment Verification and Sample PolicyEmployment Verification and Sample PolicyAn employment verification is a response to an inquiry by a prospective employer, a government agency, or an outside entity, such as a lending institution, that the current or former employee is or was employed by your organization. In most cases, the requesting organization wants to verify dates of employment,salary information, andwhether the individual is still employed by your organization. In the case of employment verification requests by prospective employers, information about the employees performance and potential rehire are often requested. It is also not unusual for the employment verification to request the employees specific history of job responsibilities, title, and salary history, in addition to the current / most recent employment information. It is up to the employer how much information to release, but an employment verification policy, that is consistently enforced, should exist. It is important to practice consistency when dealing with employment verification requests. Your managers and staff members need training in how to respond to an employment verification request as well as how to respond to mora lengthy and detailed requests at the point when employers do background checking. Government agencies and other entities such as lending institutions will not seek the detailed reference or background checking information that prospective employers want to obtain. Employment Verification Sample Policy All employment verification inquiries from current or former employees, prospective employers of current or former employees, governmental agencies, or other organizations such as a financial or lending institution, should be directed to Human Resources for an official company response. Under no circumstances is any other employee authorized to provide a written or official employment verification response for the company. Your Human Resources staff are traine d in responding to employment verification requests. They will also know whether a signed permission to release information, from former employees, is on file. All requests for employment verification must contain the employees or former employees signature authorizing the release of information. In the case of current employees, as a courtesy, the HR office will notify the employee whenemployment verification informationis requested. When the permission signature is present, generally, your company releases this information about current and former employees whether the individual is currently employed at Your Company,the employees current or last job title,the dates of employment at Your Company, andthe current or final salary paid to the employee. Depending on the circumstances of the request, and input from the past or current employee, the company might releasesalary history, job title history, and whether the company would rehire the employee. Exceptions to this policy must be approved by the President of (Your Company).