An interim reference is always advisable when employees apply for employment.
However, experts recommend it in other cases as well.
Everyone who has applied to a new employer has already made the acquaintance of the job reference.
This lists all of the tasks that the employee had to perform during their employment and rated them according to their performance - albeit often with hidden codes.
However, very few people know of an interim report.
It can be decisive for the application.
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What is an interim certificate - and what do I need it for?
An interim reference is basically no different from a qualified or simple job reference.
It is only issued “in between” while employees are still employed.
If you want to apply from a job that has not been terminated, you can request it from your employer in order to complete your application documents.
But that is exactly what can be a problem.
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Employees often find it uncomfortable to ask for an interim reference from their employer.
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When am I entitled to an interim reference?
With employers, all alarm bells go off immediately when employees request an interim reference.
Because it is clear that the employee may want to quit soon.
Can the boss refuse to issue an interim reference?
In fact, employees do not have a statutory right to an interim reference.
"According to case law, an employee needs a
valid reason to request an interim reference,
" explains Alexander Birkhahn, specialist lawyer for labor law,
according to
the online magazine
Impulse.
"This is usually always given when something changes in the employment relationship." This applies, for example, in the following cases:
Parental leave
Sabbatical
Change of manager
Change of department
promotion
Takeover
Especially when employees take
parental
leave and take a baby break, they can argue well - after all, things could change in the company in the meantime (often several years) or a new department head could be hired.
According to k
arrierebibel.de,
the
end of a fixed-term employment relationship
is
also
an innocuous time to request an interim reference.
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More on the subject:
Fixed-term employment contract: three mistakes that unfortunately still circulate.
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