Q I recently interviewed for a new nursery manager. I offered her the job there and then, but before entering into any contract, I followed up on a few of her references, and a few doubts have crept into my mind. Can I now withdraw the offer?
A If you have made the job offer subject to receipt of satisfactory references and you believe that you have not received these, you are able to withdraw the job offer. The only risk would be if the reason for withdrawing the offer is discriminatory, including where the information received from the referees has any discriminatory motive. If the doubts have arisen due to comments from the referees, you may wish to ask them for more details.
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