"Employment References in the Church, Caritas, and Diakonia" is the first practical handbook that comprehensively addresses the topic of employment references in a church context. It provides the necessary tools for the creation and assessment of employment references as well as for MAV (Employee Representation) advisory practice. Transparency and legal certainty are the main focus. The structure of the book is divided into two parts and includes: - Legal foundations, requirements for the form and content of employment references (Part 1) - Real issued sample references with detailed analysis and commentary (Part 2) - Examples from church professions, including educators and nurses, administrative staff, doctors, and social workers - Decoding the language of references with translation into a grading system - Checklists for issuing and evaluating employment references - Practical knowledge for MAV regarding interim references - Options for representing MAV activities in employment references. This book is of interest to employee representation bodies (MAV) in several ways. Firstly, the interim reference plays an important role in advisory practice. Its issuance is sensible or necessary in often critical situations such as implementation, change of supervisor, maternity leave, parental leave, and changes in working hours. Secondly, this book answers specific questions regarding the representation of MAV activities in employment references.