They do keep records, but rarely share them.
If your prospective employer says that they didn’t hire you because of what a previous employer said about you, and that previous employer doesn’t have rock solid evidence, then you can sue for lost wages, defamation, and get a nice chunk of policy.
When people called the store I was managing to get info on past employees, the only thing we would confirm was the time range they worked for us,
Bonsoir@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Given that person already found a new job, if they plan to keep it for long, the previous company’s record won’t be useful anymore.