Applying for a job | Acas

By law, an employment contract can begin as soon as someone accepts a job offer. Even if they only accept the offer verbally.

If an employer gives a reference, it must be accurate and fair.

Advice

Rejected job applications

How to ask an employer for feedback or to reconsider. Being told you cannot apply. Discrimination.

If a job offer is withdrawn

What to do if your job offer is withdrawn. Conditional and unconditional job offers.

Job references

When an employer must give a reference. What it can and cannot say.

Email address

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