As Germany Considers Restrictions on Use of Social Media for Recruiting, Multi-National Employers Need to Start Thinking About Social Media Policy 2.0
A bill approved on August 25, 2010, by Germany's cabinet for introduction to the German Parliament would restrict employers' use of social media in the recruitment process. Many multi-national employers are still struggling to implement a policy governing the use of social media in their U.S. workplace. Before multi-national employers even complete that task, or catch their breath from doing so, they need to confront the question, as the German proposal suggests, whether the version 1.0 social media policy addressing only U.S. employees can be lawfully applied to non-U.S. employees. To learn more about the bill and its implications for employers, please continue reading at Littler's Workplace Privacy Counsel blog.
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