Originally posted by: robphelan
no it's not normal and they cannot give you a bad recommendation for it.
All they're legally able to say is "yes, Casawi worked here from x - y time"
Actually that's wrong,
Companies are allowed to give full references provided that the information is truthful and can be shown that there is no malicious intent from the reference giver. As a matter of fact, not giving out this information can lead to liability from the person, or company, giving the reference.
For example, if an employee was terminated to gross negligence, let's say slapping a co-worker, if you give new prespective employer only that "he worked from X - Y" and he later goes on and seriously harms someone at his new job...you can be held liable for not giving that information out.
Now, the first thing I do is always make sure to have a release signed authorizing me to give out reference information. W/O that I state that I can only verify information, and that's it.
Oh, in regards to the OP's question- It's not illegal to ASK for a 60 day notice, but you don't have to do it provided that you're not entering a contract.
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