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Employer ran credit check without my consent
<p>I’ve just started a new job as a cleaner and recieved an email from them regarding the credit check they carried out. I was never told this was going to happen or why they would need to. Does anyone know if this is allowed? I am in the U.K.</p>

<p>An employer should notify you if carrying out a credit check on yourself.</p>
<p>That said, if you were joining a finance firm or a bank etc - a credit check should be <em>expected</em> due to the nature of the environment, however they should have at least told you this would be carried out.</p>
<p>It could be down to human error - perhaps they forgot to ask.</p>
<p>That said, had you of declined the credit check, they might have asked why you don't want them looking and as such could potentially reject you from the job.</p>
