Over the last couple of months, there has been an interesting debate in Canada and the US about whether an employer can ask for a social media password. For some of the highlights of the conversation in Ontario, see:
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Last Thursday, the Ontario Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner released its new guide for online reference checks. In the face of the recent debates about whether an employer can request personal social media passwords during job interviews, the release of this document is quite timely.
The guideline is entitled, Reference Check: Is Your …
Of the many areas of employment and human rights law that change quickly, I have noticed over the last 6 months that disputes over social media in the workplace have started to hit the courts and tribunals at a much faster pace. While a year or two ago there was virtually no case law for…
Should an employer friend his or her employees on Facebook? Connect on LinkedIn, follow on Twitter or read an employee’s blog? There is no consensus and employers continue to grapple with the role of social media in the workplace – and the role employers should take within these vehicles of communication.
The more difficult…
