Imagine sitting in your comfy chair in the privacy of your own home. And then receiving a phone call from an employer from a small company looking for a new employee. Never having heard of the odd company he mentions - or him. Or imagine being disturbed by any number of small and odd companies on a similar hunt. Because he simply grabbed the white pages and began calling at random. This is very much the situation with the public online job database in Denmark. That is if The National Labour Market Authority in Denmark has its way with the latest directions to the (semi-private) unemployment funds, refunded by public means for their expenses.
The National Labour Marked Authority conducts an 'Or-Else policy' - that most unemployed people eat raw. That is, if they haven't checked their fundamental rights lately. You see, the authority administration demands that the unemployed register their private phone numbers in the online job database, so that employers can contact them directly. This database goes out not only to major, respected companies - but to thousands of small companies and traders. None of which you in your comfy chair would be able to detect the seriousness of. Or have any chance of checking. Without a system filter that is normal in any such databases. And where you can choose to inform your phone number - or not. But with the authority directions there is no if, but, or why about it. Not even an unlisted number or a rare and easily identifiable last name. There's only 'Or Else': if not, the authority demands via the unemployment funds that unemployment benefits be taken away again.
There is just one problem: the labour market authority is forgetting about both fundamental national laws, European laws, and conventions on data protection and privacy, that all protect the individual from being harassed by traders and barterers in the privacy of their own homes - be it on the physical address or by phone. Unless the individuals choose to inform their phone numbers or other person-identifiable informations themselves. And not under pressure or threats. This is actually illegal.
In other words: through the praxis of current government a revival of traders and barterers harassing people in the privacy of their own home has been re-introduced - through the job database back door. But that doesn't make it either legal or legitimate. This is the paradox of current government in Denmark. If only they respected the basic laws that are superior to the odd numbers they pull...
For further insight, please see:
http://paradoxicalnews.blogspot.com/2009/01/things-to-do-in-2009-get-educated.html
http://paradoxicalnews.blogspot.com/2008/12/eliminate-middle-man
The National Labour Marked Authority conducts an 'Or-Else policy' - that most unemployed people eat raw. That is, if they haven't checked their fundamental rights lately. You see, the authority administration demands that the unemployed register their private phone numbers in the online job database, so that employers can contact them directly. This database goes out not only to major, respected companies - but to thousands of small companies and traders. None of which you in your comfy chair would be able to detect the seriousness of. Or have any chance of checking. Without a system filter that is normal in any such databases. And where you can choose to inform your phone number - or not. But with the authority directions there is no if, but, or why about it. Not even an unlisted number or a rare and easily identifiable last name. There's only 'Or Else': if not, the authority demands via the unemployment funds that unemployment benefits be taken away again.
There is just one problem: the labour market authority is forgetting about both fundamental national laws, European laws, and conventions on data protection and privacy, that all protect the individual from being harassed by traders and barterers in the privacy of their own homes - be it on the physical address or by phone. Unless the individuals choose to inform their phone numbers or other person-identifiable informations themselves. And not under pressure or threats. This is actually illegal.
In other words: through the praxis of current government a revival of traders and barterers harassing people in the privacy of their own home has been re-introduced - through the job database back door. But that doesn't make it either legal or legitimate. This is the paradox of current government in Denmark. If only they respected the basic laws that are superior to the odd numbers they pull...
For further insight, please see:
http://paradoxicalnews.blogspot.com/2009/01/things-to-do-in-2009-get-educated.html
http://paradoxicalnews.blogspot.com/2008/12/eliminate-middle-man