Blacklisting Employees: What Situations Lead to It and How to Access the List?

What are the circumstances that can lead to an employee being blacklisted, and where can we find the list?

Regards,
Msavita

Dear Savitha,

Unless the employee has committed a serious misconduct such as being caught red-handed while stealing company property, he cannot be deemed as a blacklisted employee. You cannot find such a list anywhere. However, you can take preventive actions by verifying the antecedents of employees being hired by you using a professional screening agency. You can also talk to the past employers to find out the reasons for their exit from that particular company.

Sharing information about employees with HR professionals personally will also be of great help. In other words, HR professionals should volunteer to provide true information about the employee when a reference is sought.

M.V.KANNAN

NSR - National Skills Registry maintains the candidate profile and verifies its authenticity. Blacklisting can be specific to that organization and certainly when proved to be so. There are firms that list "No Hire Companies" as well.

Dear Ms. Avita,

As Mr. Kannan says, there are no such lists available. There is no term as "blacklisted" used for employees or workers. It is a business term used for companies or suppliers who do not perform to expectations.

Each company will have its own service conditions, rules of conduct, standing orders, work practices, company policies, disciplinary matters, etc. Keeping this as a base, if any employee violates these, it can be termed as an act of misconduct. In such cases, advisory letters, warning letters, show-cause notices, chargesheets are issued, inquiries are conducted, and punishment orders are given. The type of letters depends on the authority who issues and the discretion of the managements.

Based on this, you may have your own list of misconducts (as you say, blacklisting!) and take appropriate actions.

Trust the matter is clear.

Regards,

K. Ramachandra
Bangalore

I am working in the payroll industry and I come across many candidates like this, hence I had asked this query.

Best regards,
M. Savita

Dear Savitha,

It is correct that many candidates behave in such a manner, but why do they behave like that? Do you think it is because of their needs? I am not supporting them. In many cases, management itself supports employees in following unethical practices for their own gain. This is the reason why, when given the opportunity and with a humble need, they act in such a way. I have reviewed numerous cases and drawn conclusions from them.

First of all, management should avoid encouraging such behavior and maintain control over the tasks to prevent employees from engaging in such actions.

Best Regards,
Manoj

Savitha,

It is not a police station where you will find a list of some names who are labeled "pickpocketers," "beware," etc. Nobody circulates such a list, if he has one. Hence, you will not be able to find any list posted anywhere. It is our duty to cross-check while recruiting with the organization where he was employed earlier. You can decide based on the feedback.

V. Balaji