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Germany to ban Facebook checks for new employees

Germany to ban Facebook checks for new employees

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If a new law makes it through the parliamentary process, using Facebook to vet employees will soon become illegal in Germany. Recent surveys have shown that nearly half of human resources departments routinely check the Facebook pages of potential employees looking for evidence of unacceptable behaviour. Drug abuse, racist comments and heavy drinking have all been cited as reasons for rejecting an otherwise suitable candidate with more than a third of companies...



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