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Employee Reference Letter

A completed fictional factual employment reference confirming role and dates while avoiding unsupported performance assertions and sensitive disclosure.

Jurisdiction: England and Wales - completed fictional worked example

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# EMPLOYEE REFERENCE LETTER

Date: 24 September 2034

Parties: Harbourlight Retail Ltd and Olivia Chen

## 1. Purpose and parties

At Olivia Chen's written request, Harbourlight Retail Ltd, company number 13955028, of 21 Kingfisher Way, Southampton SO14 3LP, provides this reference dated 24 September 2034 to Westmere Logistics plc for the role of operations coordinator.

## 2. Facts, scope and terms

Harbourlight confirms that Olivia was employed from 3 February 2029 until 30 August 2034. Her final job title was warehouse planning supervisor, working full-time under a contract based at Harbourlight's Southampton depot.

## 3. Process and responsibilities

Her principal recorded duties included allocating daily warehouse work, monitoring stock movements, preparing delivery schedules and supervising a team. This description is factual and is not intended to list every duty or endorse a particular management style.

## 4. Evidence, records and safeguards

The reference records her last basic salary as £34,800 per year and confirms that her employment ended after she resigned. Harbourlight does not provide sickness absence totals, disciplinary details or subjective ratings in this reference.

## 5. Review, escalation and outcome

During employment Olivia completed the employer's internal safety and inventory-system training. Harbourlight has not independently verified Westmere's role description and makes no promise that Olivia has every qualification, licence or experience the proposed role may require.

## 6. Reservations and practical protections

This reference is supplied in good faith from Harbourlight's personnel records, with Olivia's authority, and is limited to the information stated. Westmere should make its own checks, including right-to-work and any role-specific screening, and should contact hr@harbourlight.example if clarification of these facts is needed.

## 7. England and Wales law and completion

This completed fictional reference is governed by England and Wales law. It is not a guarantee of future performance or a contractual commitment by Harbourlight or Westmere, and it should be stored and used consistently with applicable data-protection duties.

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