NI Employment Agency Stopped from Trading
Owner of Dealers Agency disinclined to follow rules banned for two years in first case of its kind
An Industrial Tribunal has for the first time exercised its powers to prohibit a local agent from operating an employment agency.
The Tribunal has prohibited Mr Patrick Duncan, trading as Dealers Agency in Belfast, from operating an employment agency for two years. The prohibition follows an application from the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL). The Department had carried out three inspections of the agency and on each occasion found that the agency was not complying with relevant legislation.
The Tribunal concluded that Mr Duncan had been persistently in breach of employment agency Regulations. The Tribunal found that not only was Mr Duncan incapable of adhering to the Regulations, but also that he was disinclined to do so.
The respondent helped actors find parts but failed to keep proper records. He failed to comply with standards set out in an early judgement that had suspended any prohibition notice for four years provided he complied with the requirements. It's a quite entertaining decision:
