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By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | < 1 Minutes Read September 3, 2010

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

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?

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Privacy / background checks, balance between employee rights to privacy and employer rights to know, Employee privacy rights, Employment background checks, employment law, facebook, Facebook checks on prospective employees, Germany, Monitoring, privacy, Privacy in the workplace, selection process, social media, social media activities at work, social networks, spy on employees, surveillance

By Earl Altman | < 1 Minutes Read April 9, 2010

Employer liability and social media

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.

Article by Earl Altman / Privacy / canadian employment law, employee handbook, Employer liability, policies and procedures, policy manual, social media, social media activities at work

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 2 Minutes Read March 31, 2010

Addiction to Farmville can get you fired

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".

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Human Rights / discipline, duty to accommodate, facebook, facebook applications, farmville, policy and procedures, social media, social media activities at work, termination

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