Hi Arunaa,
Sending you a simplest format that you can have and is open to customisation. There are two parts involved in the format. The first part is the reference check that you get done fron the candidate's past / ex immediate bosses or colleague sand the second part from HR dept. I am following this format for my company and very much comfortable to use it ( may be because I have designed it)while doing a telecon with refree or sending a mail to them.
For me the first part is of more of importance because you are getting information over the candidate on both personal & professional level.
We don't call it as employment verification since its a level; higher than that since you are only not verifying the information given by the candidate but also going ahead checking his attitude, honesty, commitment.............................all that which are really of concern, hence its a entire process of running a refernce check.
Regards,
Nalini