Reference Policy

Definition

In this policy, ‘you’ means an employee of SERT and ‘the Company’ means SERT and any subsidiary or associated company.

If you receive any request to supply a reference for a current or former employee of SERT, you shall forward the request to the HR department to review. The HR department will process the request and submit a reference on the Company’s behalf. You are not authorised to give either written of verbal references

The reference supplied by the HR department will only include the dates in which the current or former employee is/was employed for the Company and will not include any other information. This will ensure consistency across the references provided by the Company and will be in no way a reflection of the current employee/former employee’s performance.

All line managers are responsible for ensuring this policy is implemented.

This policy will apply to everyone in the organisation, including full-time and part-time staff, temporary and agency staff, and volunteers.

This policy shall be reviewed every year from date of issue or as required.

Signed:  

Name: Ben Knight

Position:  Chief Operating Officer

Date: June 2026