Comments on: Social Media, Recruitment, Discrimination & The Legal Implications http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/2009/02/24/social-media-recruitment-discrimination-the-legal-implications/ Connecting Excellence Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:54:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Job Seeking & Background Checks – Where Does Your Privacy Stand? « Six Figures Blog http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/2009/02/24/social-media-recruitment-discrimination-the-legal-implications/#comment-1106 Job Seeking & Background Checks – Where Does Your Privacy Stand? « Six Figures Blog Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:44:15 +0000 http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/?p=668#comment-1106 [...] and so on. In a previous post we looked at this topic, more from a social media angle in the post ‘Social Media, Recruitment, Discrimination & The Legal Implications’ . When it comes to background checks on someone’s financial position, how much relevance does [...] [...] and so on. In a previous post we looked at this topic, more from a social media angle in the post ‘Social Media, Recruitment, Discrimination & The Legal Implications’ . When it comes to background checks on someone’s financial position, how much relevance does [...]

]]> By: Michael Specht http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/2009/02/24/social-media-recruitment-discrimination-the-legal-implications/#comment-398 Michael Specht Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:45:34 +0000 http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/?p=668#comment-398 Kelly it's a pity you were not at the HR Futures event last week as you could have discussed the topic with Michael Park from Deacons who presented on the legal issues of web 2.0 ;-). The ethic's issue is harder, take Kimberley Swann the 16yo sacked for posting on FB that her job was boring, http://specht.com.au/michael/2009/03/03/is-facebook-good-or-bad/. Was it ethical for them to sack her immediately or should they have educated her. The organisation claims to be one of family values so is that how they treat a new member who steps out of line? Not the way parents look after their young. In some respects we need an education process for recruiters & hiring managers to understand what information adds to the hiring decision around quality of hire vs noise. Add to that how do you really reading information about the real person. Lots of interesting work to be done here. Kelly it’s a pity you were not at the HR Futures event last week as you could have discussed the topic with Michael Park from Deacons who presented on the legal issues of web 2.0 ;-) .

The ethic’s issue is harder, take Kimberley Swann the 16yo sacked for posting on FB that her job was boring, http://specht.com.au/michael/2009/03/03/is-facebook-good-or-bad/. Was it ethical for them to sack her immediately or should they have educated her. The organisation claims to be one of family values so is that how they treat a new member who steps out of line? Not the way parents look after their young.

In some respects we need an education process for recruiters & hiring managers to understand what information adds to the hiring decision around quality of hire vs noise. Add to that how do you really reading information about the real person.

Lots of interesting work to be done here.

]]> By: Carl Scarlett http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/2009/02/24/social-media-recruitment-discrimination-the-legal-implications/#comment-385 Carl Scarlett Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:10:36 +0000 http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/?p=668#comment-385 Hi Kelly, Culturally speaking, we certainly are only at the beginning of our understanding of the consequences of our frivolity with our personal information online. As for myself, I've always tried to be careful with the information I've put out there. However I'm sure I've let things slip out that shouldn't have, that others may have put out things about me I wish they hadn't, and the web has a long memory... I think anyone recruiting should understand that online information about a person should be taken with more than just a grain of salt. We've had some preparation to do this (do you believe everything you read in the paper?) though we probably still aren't quite as adept as realising this due to the change in medium. I would suggest that if a recruiter were to look into a person online that they would have the wherewithal to provide their own context to protect their own opinions about what they may find. There will always be dilemmas (should an ex-stripper be hired to look after a toddler, say?) but these should always be addressed with the potential employee should they occur. I hope that common sense will prevail. And if it doesn’t, then maybe it’s not the right place to work for anyway. Carl. Hi Kelly,

Culturally speaking, we certainly are only at the beginning of our understanding of the consequences of our frivolity with our personal information online. As for myself, I’ve always tried to be careful with the information I’ve put out there. However I’m sure I’ve let things slip out that shouldn’t have, that others may have put out things about me I wish they hadn’t, and the web has a long memory…

I think anyone recruiting should understand that online information about a person should be taken with more than just a grain of salt. We’ve had some preparation to do this (do you believe everything you read in the paper?) though we probably still aren’t quite as adept as realising this due to the change in medium.

I would suggest that if a recruiter were to look into a person online that they would have the wherewithal to provide their own context to protect their own opinions about what they may find.

There will always be dilemmas (should an ex-stripper be hired to look after a toddler, say?) but these should always be addressed with the potential employee should they occur.
I hope that common sense will prevail. And if it doesn’t, then maybe it’s not the right place to work for anyway.

Carl.

]]> By: Kelly Magowan http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/2009/02/24/social-media-recruitment-discrimination-the-legal-implications/#comment-381 Kelly Magowan Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:30:04 +0000 http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/?p=668#comment-381 Hi Thomas Good suggestion and is something that we will explore. I am also keen to look to the US and see if there have been any legal cases around this as yet. Regards, Kelly Hi Thomas
Good suggestion and is something that we will explore. I am also keen to look to the US and see if there have been any legal cases around this as yet.
Regards,
Kelly

]]> By: Thomas Shaw http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/2009/02/24/social-media-recruitment-discrimination-the-legal-implications/#comment-380 Thomas Shaw Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:12:09 +0000 http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/?p=668#comment-380 Hi Kelly, its great you are looking into this issue. Have you considered approaching a legal expert for comment? Deacons have been doing a lot of work in the area of privacy and workplace use of social networking. http://www.deacons.com.au/legal-services/technology-media-telecommunications/media-releases/media-release.cfm?objid=6383 Thomas. Hi Kelly, its great you are looking into this issue. Have you considered approaching a legal expert for comment?

Deacons have been doing a lot of work in the area of privacy and workplace use of social networking.

http://www.deacons.com.au/legal-services/technology-media-telecommunications/media-releases/media-release.cfm?objid=6383

Thomas.

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