warnings

[yummincepie]

if you get a warning how long does that stay in your file?

6 months is common. A disciplinary procedure will usually say, or if not it will say in the letter confirming the warning.

Flowery and just a question. Often reference questionnaires, or employment agencies ask candidates to declare whether they have been subject to disciplinary action within 2 years at their last employer.

Is this fair? Are they able to do this?

It is just I was thinking that once the warning is removed then your employment file is clean and is no longer on your record. So, you have a clean slate.

Well they can ask what they like really, yes. Someone can refuse to disclose if they want, but that of course has implications in itself. Not 'fair' really no, but nothing illegal in them asking the question.

It's more usual to ask if there are any active disciplinary warnings on the file or any pending disciplinary proceedings, which are of course both much more reasonable.

Thank you.

So again, hypothetical question:

If you answered that no, that you had no disciplinary action (because your warning had passed) then you would be lying.

But could your potentially new company ask your former company to disclose this past disciplinary, even if the warning had expired?

At my company for example, we only issue a standard reference and would advise the potentially employing company of this and issue a standard response. An expired warning would not be disclosed to a third party.

Yes you would technically be lying, yes the potential company could ask the same question, but in the case of your company, if they only issue standard references, you'd be fine.

sorry, could ask ex employers the same question.