Part IINew duties of employers in respect of their workforces

Monitoring the workforce

29Monitoring applicants

1

The Department may, by regulations made after consultation with the Commission, provide that the employer shall, for the purpose of enabling the composition of those applying to fill vacancies for employment in any registered concern in Northern Ireland to be ascertained (whether or not section 27(3) or (4) of this Act has effect in respect of their applications), seek to obtain such information about them as may be prescribed.

2

The regulations may—

a

require information to which section 30(1)(a) of this Act applies to be retained by the employer for such period as may be prescribed,

b

provide that a person who—

i

without reasonable excuse fails to comply with such a requirement, or

ii

knowingly gives any false information to another who is seeking to obtain information in pursuance of the regulations, or

iii

knowingly includes any false information in any records kept in pursuance of the regulations, is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, and

c

make different provision for different cases.