Employers ‘blacklisting’ workers

Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton has finally accepted that those who are out of work for more than 12 months “will find it very difficult to get a job”.

This is all the evidence we need of a stereotypical attitude among employers regarding who they employ — but there are more sinister reasons why people are out of work for long periods.

The notion of long-term unemployment is a nonsense and clearly there is plenty of work there for some people — they are never out of work. The truth about many, but not all, long-term unemployed people is that major problems have developed for them in the workplace and very serious steps have been taken against them. It may not be their fault, but they sure reap the wrath of employers who are completely out of control with power and importance.