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Employment / Backdoor Reference Checks on ACTORS
« on: Mar 02, 2017, 12:49 pm »
I work as a Stage Manager but also as a Company Manager. This topic really falls under the CM part of my job, but I thought the folks in this forum might have some insight into this question, so here goes.
I've been asked to check references on every new hire. This includes Actors. But here's the thing-- actors don't' list references on their resumes. Just previous roles/theatres/directors. My question is this-- is it legal (and morally right) for me to blind contact theatres and directors that an actor has on their resume and ask for a reference-- even if I don't know these people?
According to some internet research, this might fall under "backdoor reference checks". Also, I may need written permission from the candidates to check any references.
Has anyone ran into this "checking actors references" thing before? Do other theatres do this?
Thanks for any insight you might have.
I've been asked to check references on every new hire. This includes Actors. But here's the thing-- actors don't' list references on their resumes. Just previous roles/theatres/directors. My question is this-- is it legal (and morally right) for me to blind contact theatres and directors that an actor has on their resume and ask for a reference-- even if I don't know these people?
According to some internet research, this might fall under "backdoor reference checks". Also, I may need written permission from the candidates to check any references.
Has anyone ran into this "checking actors references" thing before? Do other theatres do this?
Thanks for any insight you might have.