WA I would like some compensation for defamation of character/slander carried out towards me

[Kylie Jane]

I recently missed out on a job because a member of staff from my last employment place, answered the phone to my potential future employer and instead off taking a message to give to the manger I gave as a reference decided that he was going to gave his opinion off me, this being very nasty, I had left this place off employment before he started and have never worked with him. Can I get some sort of compensation for my loss of employment and my ruined reputation.

 

[Rod]

Yes, but only if you can prove this was the reason for missing out, and what was said was untrue. You'll need the co-operation of the person who made the phone call to your former employer.