The way an organisation talks about a departing employee, whether in references, internal communications or external announcements, can convert a clean exit into a defamation claim, a constructive-dismissal challenge, or a regulator investigation. This report sets out the defamation and reference-law framework in your chosen jurisdiction and industry: what may lawfully be said, what may be implied, and the privilege protections that apply (and the limits on those protections). It documents the published cases where exit communications produced litigation or reputational damage, the warning indicators in your current practice, the impact ranges, and the reference and exit-communication framework that meets legal standards, with explicit triggers for engaging employment counsel.
Reference material for informed readers, not advice.
