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Britain: Action threat over employee blacklist

By Rory | Published: 14 March, 2009
The glittering list of contractors accused of using a ‘construction blacklist’ to vet potential employees are bracing themselves for the legal and political fallout. Unions UCATT and Unite are both seeking legal advice on suing some of the 45 contractors named in the list, while Labour MP Michael Clapham has tabled an Early Day Motion [...]
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Britain: Law needed to outlaw blacklisting

By Rory | Published: 14 March, 2009
Unions have called for the urgent introduction of new laws to protect workers from blacklisting. Regulations were due to be introduced a decade ago, but where shelved when the government said there was insufficient evidence the practice took place. TUC news release • UCATT news release and related release • Unite news release • RMT [...]
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