The
Consulting Association (TCA) held records of 3,212 individuals on their
database, which was designed to weed out ‘union activists or trouble-makers’
and each person, as a result, found it almost impossible to work on
building/construction sites, with many being denied work, “often for merely
raising legitimate concerns about health and safety on building sites.”
What is seen
to be the breakthrough to see falsely accused workers claim significant
compensation, The Construction Workers Compensation Scheme (TCWCS) is working
to reach as many affected individuals as possible, with compensation amounts
varying from £4000 to a staggering £100,000 if choosing to prefer the more
detailed investigation, assessed by retired High Court Judge, Sir Colin McKay.
With a list
of companies, all of which nationwide or international contractors, including
Balfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke and Costain to name but a few major contractors
using the database to veto anyone who was a potential threat, those blacklisted
individuals found carrying out any work to be difficult at best and for many
impossible, even if they had been unfairly added to the TCA database.
In a joint
statement raised by all seven companies that used the database, an official
apology has been issued to any workers affected, stating that they “apologise
for their involvement with TCA and the impact that its database may have had on
any individual construction worker” and the scheme looks set to offer both a
‘fast track’ method and ‘full review’ option, depending on the how the
individual feels their addition to the database challenged their ability to
find work on construction sites and jobs they carried out.
How much an
amount individual claimants can expect to receive all falls to existing
evidence where records were kept of the times they were refused work and for
how long. Covering all the legal advice, once a claimant is successfully found
to be registered on the database, the job is now to contact as many of the
3,212 affected by the TCA’s database.
Lancashire
based Hardy Services support their workers’ rights and maintain a fastidious
level of health and safety across all the many projects they are involved with.
Established for over 35 years as a provider of a ‘unique blend of products and
services across engineering, construction and water treatment; the level of
Hardy Services’ knowledge and experience is unparalleled within their field.
Discover
more about their professional abilities and details of the TCWCS via their
website today at http://hardyservices.co.uk