help me please with references

[dransy]

hey all ive had loads of job interviews and today i got offered a job aslong as i can get a reference but my old employee doesnt give references and she said it has to be someone who i worked with?

How can i go about this ive only had one job since i left school i was there for 2 years and they dont give references?

What can i do?
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[Paivi]

I'm pretty sure your previous employer has to, by law, provide a reference. It will just show the dates of your employment, nothing about your performance.

My browser won't let me open the employment section (top left) on this, but I'd assume they'd have something about references in there, it being the Citizens Advice Bureau website.

https://www.adviceguide.org.uk/

To prove dates, you can also use your old payslips (if you've kept them), or any correspondence from the Taxman, e.g., your P45/P60.

[syl]

https://www.out-law.com/page-5851

[Itchy]

use your pay slips and or p45 to prove your time spent there instead ,

if you ain't got those , bank statements showing regular amounts going in will do bnetter than nowt
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[Trixie]

Do what Itchy says and use your pay slips to prove your time there. Was there anyone you were friendly with whilst you worked there that would be happy to provide you with a personal reference? That would be the way forward. Failing that, is there anyone else you know (not family, but "professional" type people like Teachers, etc) that would write you a personal reference?
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[dransy]

hey 2 of my best mates work there i got one of them to give me a reference and the other is on holiday at the mo so fingers crossed
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[befdelta7]

yer that would be fine, any references iv needed i had my dads mate do them and i never worked with him in my life, they'l never know!

good luck!
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