YES - Ben Black, director, Tinies Nanny Agency
The childcare recruitment industry relies on people being able to speakfreely about former employees. Anything that restricts that abilityshould be resisted. The consequences of the wrong childcarer ending upin the wrong job do not bear thinking about. The InformationCommissioner was, ultimately, quite receptive about the special needs ofthe childcare market and we are happy that we can treat each case on itsmerits. It was a great test case for us and I am please that it'sresolved.
NO - Tricia Pritchard, senior professional officer, ProfessionalAssociation of Nursery Nurses
The alternative is to allow them to say whatever they wish without riskof challenge. Good employers make employees aware of any shortcomingsthrough appraisals, disciplinary procedures and exit interviews so thata reference includes no surprises. Employees must be allowed to see whatis being said about their suitability. Undeserved, bad references canresult in good childcarers being lost to the already stretchedprofession.
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