Comments on: Is social media recruiting a discrimination land mine? http://blog.firstreference.com/2009/10/19/is-social-media-recruiting-a-discrimination-land-mine/ Business, Payroll, Employment Law, Internal Controls & You! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:51:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andrew Lawson http://blog.firstreference.com/2009/10/19/is-social-media-recruiting-a-discrimination-land-mine/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Andrew Lawson Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:27:51 +0000 http://blog.firstreference.com/?p=361#comment-169 Good point, Sandra. However, employers that believe they cannot "get caught" do so at their own peril. It reminds me of of indirect discrimination of years ago when employers had minimum height requirements. Not discriminatory in itself but the EFFECT was discriminatory--it excluded many women and both men and women of certain races. These employers eventually "got caught" via human right regulation and these kinds of practices are now forbidden. I can see similiar complaints being generated in association with these practices. The motto of my consulting firm is "Learn--don't Litigate." Employers can do so by learning lessons from the past. Good point, Sandra. However, employers that believe they cannot “get caught” do so at their own peril. It reminds me of of indirect discrimination of years ago when employers had minimum height requirements. Not discriminatory in itself but the EFFECT was discriminatory–it excluded many women and both men and women of certain races. These employers eventually “got caught” via human right regulation and these kinds of practices are now forbidden. I can see similiar complaints being generated in association with these practices. The motto of my consulting firm is “Learn–don’t Litigate.” Employers can do so by learning lessons from the past.

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]]> By: Sandra http://blog.firstreference.com/2009/10/19/is-social-media-recruiting-a-discrimination-land-mine/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Sandra Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:14:28 +0000 http://blog.firstreference.com/?p=361#comment-168 I definitely agree with you Andrew, the problem in my mind is enforcing it. How would one even know that a certain company/employer is discriminating this way in order to take action? I think employers that discriminate will keep doing so, social media will just make it easier for them. It's unfortunate. I definitely agree with you Andrew, the problem in my mind is enforcing it. How would one even know that a certain company/employer is discriminating this way in order to take action?
I think employers that discriminate will keep doing so, social media will just make it easier for them. It’s unfortunate.

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]]> By: Andrew Lawson http://blog.firstreference.com/2009/10/19/is-social-media-recruiting-a-discrimination-land-mine/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Andrew Lawson Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:17:57 +0000 http://blog.firstreference.com/?p=361#comment-167 Thanks for this timely advice. I am a workplace human rights advisor and I am constantly helping my clients adapt to the legal, and often hidden, challenges imposed upon employers by technology and the effect it has on human behaviour. Employer policies that have a discriminatory effect are contrary to human rights legislation. This indirect discrimination is a practice employers need to be aware of and take steps to ensure they are NOT practising. Thanks for this timely advice. I am a workplace human rights advisor and I am constantly helping my clients adapt to the legal, and often hidden, challenges imposed upon employers by technology and the effect it has on human behaviour.
Employer policies that have a discriminatory effect are contrary to human rights legislation. This indirect discrimination is a practice employers need to be aware of and take steps to ensure they are NOT practising.

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