Is submitting W-2 and pay stubs to prospective employer common?

[50kn]

i had an interview with this home health agency about 2 weeks ago. they called me yesterday and said that they have trouble getting references from my past hospitals that i worked for. they said that they have faxed a reference request form (?) to these hospitals but the hospitals have not faxed it back to the agency yet.

the agency then asked me to submit my w2 form and my pay stub from these hospitals to verify my employment. i thought the agency could just call the hr of these hospitals to ask my past employment status, but, anyway, if the agency do not call, i just need to send w2 and pay stubs to them. i will send my copy of w2 form and pay stubs to them today as requested.

i am just wondering whether submitting w-2 and pay stubs to prospective employer common.

[caliotter3]

I have never heard of an employer doing this. I guess if you want to work for them badly enough, you should go ahead and do it. Seems benign. However, I am fairly certain there is at least one other way they can verify your past employment, they just don't want to bother or go through the expense. Good luck with the new job.

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

Doesn't make sense to me. A w-2 doesn't include job title and neither do most pay stubs. So theoretically you could be a well paid janitor. Can you call HR at you former employer to follow up? Perhaps the agency sent the verification to the wrong place

[50kn]

thank you, caliotter3, justbeachynurse

as a matter of fact, for some reason, i am also kind of reluctant to submit w2 forms & pay stubs to them because i don’t know if they can really hire me yet. and the agency is located very far from my area. as you said that there should be other ways the agency can verify my past employment (they could just call the hr!!!). my w2 & paystubs did not include my job title as i saw them now. maybe i might need to make sure if the agency sent the form to the right places as you suggested.

i will think about whether to send them over again for a few more days.

[caliotter3]

I would tend not to do this, but then, I have to weigh my need for a job. BTW, I just saw an employer who definitely went against my boundaries, but I put up with the affront because I need the job. However, I am not happy with the situation and do not feel I would be happy working for them, if they are going to treat me this way as early as the hiring process. You don't have to be happy though, to pay your rent with your paycheck! That is how they all know that they've got us!

[caroladybelle, BSN, RN]

Well, pay stubs and w2s do not equate with references.I could see asking for copies of employee evals but not W2s, pay stubs.

[smurfynursey]

I have never heard of this. It sounds fishy to me, but do what you have to do to get what you want, y'know?

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

Do you have copies of your employee evaluations ? That could suffice to show your work history well. In addition, did they mention salary?perhaps they want that data to determine a salary offer as some employers release employment dates and nothing else (especially if it is a newer agency).

[Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN]

When I was new grad job hunting, my former employer had erroneously been telling interviewers who called to verify my employment that I hadn't worked there. I didn't know about it until one interviewer actually called to let me know what she was told. I did get it straightened out with that employer (no malice behind it: it turned out my info was not in the correct place), but I used my stack of pay stubs to prove to the interviewer I did work there. For some odd reason, I had decided to save every pay stub from that job--all 5 years' worth--and when this mix-up happened, I was glad that I did. And yes, I got the job.

[NutmeggeRN, BSN]

Some employers will only give dates of emplyment. Is there any reason they may not want to give a reference? Some are very reluctant to give anything negative so they dont say anything at all. Not making assumptions but I would call them for sure to find out what the hold up is. I would not give out that personal info if it was avoidable Good Luck!

[CrazierThanYou]

Some employers will only give dates of emplyment. Is there any reason they may not want to give a reference? Some are very reluctant to give anything negative so they dont say anything at all. Not making assumptions but I would call them for sure to find out what the hold up is. I would not give out that personal info if it was avoidable Good Luck!

I don't know if states are different or if this is even true but I had a manager at a job tell me that employers aren't allowed to give negative information. They can only say whether or not they would rehire you.

Anyone know if that's true?

[mpihl]

I don't know if states are different or if this is even true but I had a manager at a job tell me that employers aren't allowed to give negative information. They can only say whether or not they would rehire you.

Anyone know if that's true?

I've always been told the same thing. When I was a manager at a retail store corporate only allowed us to say if they worked there, when they worked there, and if they were rehirable or not.