Online monitoring

In an article for PLC Magazine, Ellen Temperton discusses whether looking up information posted on social media, such as LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter, or performing a search on an internet search engine, can be used as a basis for rejecting a job candidate, infringe an employee's data protection rights; or permit an employer to dismiss an employee.

Ellen goes on to discuss best practice and grounds that must be met if an employer discovers content online that gives rise to a desire to dismiss.