I have been trying to get up to speed with the new General Data Protection Regulations and the potential impact.  A number of particpants have reported they have been on courses recently and that the changes are quite far reaching.

So I was interested to read how this could impact those businesses which use social media to assess applicant's suitability for a role:

An EU data protection working party has ruled that employers should require "legal grounds" before snooping.

The recommendations are non-binding, but will influence forthcoming changes to data protection laws

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40592516

It would be interesting to hear your thoughts about whether this is acceptable or not?

All the best

Sarah

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  • Hi Sarah,

    If I'm honest, I haven't necessarily agreed with it in the first place. Being able to find people on social media, could have a negative impact on their selection when operating a recruitment drive. I don't think that's fare. When I recruit for our business, I don't look on social media to find out about the candidates. However, I am aware that other panel members when it gets to interview stage, do have a look on certain sites, but I would have no problem in future advising them that they are no longer legally allowed to do it. 

    All the best

    Debbie

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    • That's really interesting Katy thanks for sharing, interesting about this is 'publicly available information' line, which it is but as you say in a world moving towards blind CVs all it would do it reinforce bias prior to the interview.  And I think the fact the employer does not share they are looking with the candidate, one means they know this would probably not go down well and two is not a good way to start the employment relationship from a pscyhological contract perspective.

      All the best

      Sarah

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