Regarding right of a potential employer to access a person’s credit score. A credit score is absolutely a matter of privacy unless the potential job duties involve financial responsibility or the handling of sensitive information. There is no reason for an employer to have access to my credit score in other circumstances. I thought rights of an individual to be secure in their own personal information was more important to Conservatives than the rights of employers to access such information.
Not to mention the amount of errors a credit score often contains and the difficulty in correcting those errors.
Employment is a mutually agreed upon contract devoid of force.
If the employer and employee cannot come to a common agreement on the methodology of qualifying the employee for employment, they shake hands and part ways.
This in no way violates your financial privacy.