Blacklisting Candidates: When Is It Legal and How Does It Actually Work?

I have recently come across the concept of blacklisting candidates by employers. When can an employee be blacklisted? How is it done? Is it legal? Is it an industry database shared and managed by a centralized authority? How can we blacklist a candidate or remove him/her from that list?

Please let me know if you need any further assistance or information.

With reference to your query, you can ideally only blacklist candidates/employees on grounds of ethics and integrity ONLY, in situations where the same is substantiated (proven). You may have a central repository within the organization, and currently, most organizations also conduct background verification checks and police verification before hiring candidates.

To the best of my knowledge, there is no central authority as, under the principles of natural justice, you cannot take away the rights of any individual to work or mar anyone's career.

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