The Government intends to introduce new regulations to prevent union
members being denied employment by secret blacklists.
In March the Information Commissioner reported that 40 construction
companies had subscribed to a database used to vet construction
workers, which has now been closed under data protection law.
Business Secretary, Lord Mandelson said:
"People should not be victimised at work or denied access to
employment opportunities because of their trade union membership.
Evidence from the Information Commissioner showed there was a
problem. There is already legal protection against the misuse of
people's personal details. We now plan to strengthen the law by
introducing new regulations to outlaw the compilation, dissemination
and use of blacklists in this way."
Under the Employment Relations Act 1999, the government has the power
to introduce regulations prohibiting the blacklisting of workers for
their union membership or activities. Long link below
https://nds.coi.gov.uk/content/detail.asp?ReleaseID=401013&NewsAreaID=2&HUserID=878,793,891,850,772,871,867,845,786,674,677,767,684,762,718,674,708,683,706,718,674
Regards
Ibrahim Hasan
Director
Act Now Training Limited
www.actnow.org.uk
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