Is there any kind of action I can take against them? I cant believe they fired me in the first place to be honest, but yesterday my lovely new boss showed me what they had writted. Basically they had ticked every box as 'poor' which is just laughable. They also claimed I had been subject to formal disciplinary action which is an outright lie. My new employer is lovely, and I had already explained that I left on bad terms so they are ignoring the reference. What is worse is that it was addressed to a lovely ex coleague of mine so she would be truthful, but the letter was opened and confiscated by the woman who made my life absolutely miserable by bullying me relentlessly. legally, I know I shouldn't even have seen the reference so I am just really glad my new boss let me see it and reassured me that they could see right through it. But surely my old company aren't allowed to slander me!? I work at a very successful solicitors now and am entitled to free legal advice, so do you think I should take this further? I am not even sure wether or not to give them the satisfaction of me writing them a letter saying how disgusted I am. I am still being bullied by this bitch even now I have left