New law bans employment blacklistsThe Government is to outlaw the use by employers of blacklists to deny jobs to trade union members, according to employment relations minister Lord Young.
He said: "Blacklisting someone because they are a member of a trade union is totally unacceptable.
"There is already legal protection against the misuse of people's personal details. We will now strengthen the law by introducing new regulations to outlaw the compilation, dissemination and use of blacklists.
"The Government is determined to stamp out this despicable practice, and our legislative proposals are a proportionate and robust response."
It follows the recent conviction of Ian Kerr for running a blacklist of building workers used by 40 construction companies in the UK.
The new regulations will make it unlawful to refuse employment or sack individuals as a result of appearing on a blacklist, and enable individuals or unions to sue those who compile, distribute or use blacklists.
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