Several firms accused of subscribing to a secret database of building workers' details have denied any wrongdoing.
The Information Commissioner says a firm called the Consulting Association flagged up workers who had raised safety concerns or who had union links.
Balfour Beatty and Amec said they did not condone "blacklisting". Emcor and Laing O'Rourke denied discriminating against workers on any grounds.
The Department for Business said it would consider outlawing blacklisting.
This would happen if evidence showed it was going on, a spokesman said.
Unions have called on the government to act swiftly to pass anti-blacklisting regulations which were prepared in the 1990s but never introduced.
BY : BBC NEWS
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