Did anyone read this in The Sun

[tino]

Funnily enough, this was a role I was approached about (this guys replacement I assume) and put forward for - only to hear nothing more

A CONTRACTOR has lost a job at bailed-out ROYAL BANK of SCOTLAND — because he owes BT £185.
The bank that fell £24billion into the red last year and was propped up by £33billion of Government funding told Nick Morris he had failed a credit check.

The 37-year-old had fought off hundreds of rivals to be earmarked for a £400-a-day role.

He told Sun City: “I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I could maybe understand it if there were concerns about fraud, but I’d passed their terrorism and fraud checks.

“Given what has happened at RBS, I think it’s just utter hypocrisy.”

He added: “I’ve even got my current account with them — and I’ve never been overdrawn.” Nick worked as an IT project planner with the Renault Formula One team until being laid off at the end of December.

He is still in dispute with BT over the £185 bill — for broadband — but was unaware it had affected his credit score.
The RBS job would have seen him work on the integration of ABN AMRO, the Dutch bank bought when Sir Fred Goodwin was RBS boss two years ago.

The position came with a £180-a-night hotel allowance and free flights to and from Amsterdam. Nick said: “I worked at RBS years ago and the perks are much better now, which seems staggering given the taxpayer owns them.”

RBS told Sun City it was “common practice” within the banking industry to check prospective employee’s credit history.

A spokesman added: “We have a duty of care to protect our customers.”

[Incognito]

He is still in dispute with BT over the £185 bill — for broadband — but was unaware it had affected his credit score.

If he manages to dispute this, he's in for a tasty little amount of damages for BT. Contract rate x length of initial contract.

[tino]

If he manages to dispute this, he's in for a tasty little amount of damages for BT. Contract rate x length of initial contract.

No chance mate - not a hope in hell.

[ace00]

The 37-year-old had fought off hundreds of rivals to be earmarked for a £400-a-day role.

Could be the new fight club.

[tino]

The 37-year-old had fought off hundreds of rivals to be earmarked for a £400-a-day role.

Could be the new fight club.

To be honest, £400 a day in Amsterdam would be the equivelant of locking a rich alkie in a pub

[Mich the Tester]

A spokesman added: “We have a duty of care to protect our customers.”

[Incognito]

No chance mate - not a hope in hell.

Not at all. If BT have recorded a default notice against his credit file (which they can do without having to go to the courts) and it turns out to be erroneous, then that's libellous. If the only reason said chap didn't get the job was for that default, that's quantifiable loss. Res Ipsa Loquitur

[tino]

Not at all. If BT have recorded a default notice against his credit file (which they can do without having to go to the courts) and it turns out to be erroneous, then that's libellous. If the only reason said chap didn't get the job was for that default, that's quantifiable loss. Res Ipsa Loquitur

However, his account WAS in default. It will have been in the T&C's of his contract with BT and I'm sure that the default will be removed once satisfied or deemed to be erroneous

[PM-Junkie]

...I am still struggling with the concept of "reading something" in The Sun!

[OwlHoot]

Not at all. If BT have recorded a default notice against his credit file (which they can do without having to go to the courts) and it turns out to be erroneous, then that's libellous. If the only reason said chap didn't get the job was for that default, that's quantifiable loss. Res Ipsa Loquitur

Yup, got it in one. With a bit of luck he'll take them to the cleaners.