1.0Startups.co.ukhttps://startups.co.ukrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Oqvo9D7G4D"><a href="https://startups.co.uk/people/recruiting/taking-on-staff-employee-references/">Taking on staff: Employee references</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://startups.co.uk/people/recruiting/taking-on-staff-employee-references/embed/#?secret=Oqvo9D7G4D" width="600" height="338" title="“Taking on staff: Employee references” — Startups.co.uk" data-secret="Oqvo9D7G4D" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://images.startups.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/employee-references.jpg640390[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Though references are not legally required when considering an employee for your start-up, it is common step in the recruitment process and can provide added reassurance that you have made the right decision. Under normal circumstances, you would want to seek references from their most recent employer, but if you are recruiting someone in their […]