social media activities at work

Employers may not be able to conduct Facebook checks on prospective employees

September 3, 2010 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Privacy and Security, Recruiting and Hiring

I just read an interesting article saying that Germany may be the first to pass a law making it illegal for prospective employers to spy on applicants’ private postings on Facebook. Do you think this type of law could ever be passed in Canada?

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Employer liability and social media

April 9, 2010 Earl Altman Human Resources, Privacy and Security

Recent case law and new technologies have raised the prospect of employer liability for the statements of employees on sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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Addiction to Farmville can get you fired

March 31, 2010 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Human Resources, Human Rights

I never understood the fascination to this Facebook application… a game called Farmville. Certain members of my family play it and some of my co-workers indulge in it. Most of the Facebook status updates or newsfeeds I see over my network involve someone looking for something or finding something in Farmville, and would like to share it with me. For example, “Christina was farming when she found a Wandering Stallion! Christina wants her friends to help the Wandering Stallion by giving him shelter for the night“.

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