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RE: [Opinion] Should an Employer be Allowed to Check a Candidates's Social Media when Hiring?
OOHH Tricky one! On one hand its a person away from work/not in the office so it shouldn't really matter...but,... it could save the employee time if the guy there for the interview has only pulled it together for a few hours to come across well and score the job before heading back to the bar!!
Yes! This article took a lot of pondering because it could go either way. But, what I've decided is that a private business should be allowed to view a candidate's private life when hiring as long as the candidate gives them access. But, because of the 4th amendment, government should not be allowed to utilize social media when hiring.
And if the person says no then he does not get the job. So it is no longer free will and violating the right of the control of your own data.
If enough people say no, the employer will start hiring people who say no, or go out of business due to a scarcity in employees. Plus, it is their business, therefore they should be allowed to take precautions. A candidate can always walk away to a competitor who won't ask. But, private employers should be allowed to ask. Whether they should or not is a different question that they should ask themselves. As for free will, if your employer tells you you're working at 4am, and you don't want to, that is against your free will, so should that be illegal as well?
You could use that "logic" to say there will never be a war because nobody wants to kill another human.
It would only be so if there would be a free labor market - but there isn't. People HAVE to sell their work.
Your analogy is flawed because people go to war for reasons other than wanting to kill other people. They could have a dispute over land, trade, or who's in charge (Like wanting to remove someone from power). While, an employer is in the job market solely to make a profit. According to supply and demand, if there are no candidates, the employer will say "Ok, I need to change my criteria." or they will go out of business because they don't have any employees.
Exactly, people have to sell their work. That means their work has value, and not selling their work has just as much of an effect as selling it (if enough people do it). When people have to sell their work, someone has to BUY that work. Is an employer not allowed to check and see if the "worker" is as qualified as he appears? Personally, I would not utilize this method when hiring, but I think companies should be allowed to.