[Livia]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Well, it's one thing to want to look at your facebook page but it's quite another to ask for the password to it

Exactly.

I'd be interested to find out there they'd stand with this legally in this country. Mind you, I bet some people would probably do it to get the job they wanted. My friend worked for free for a production company for a year to get it on her CV and get a job in telly.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

Exactly.

I'd be interested to find out there they'd stand with this legally in this country. Mind you, I bet some people would probably do it to get the job they wanted. My friend worked for free for a production company for a year to get it on her CV and get a job in telly.

Yeah, I mean saying no would probably mean not getting the job. Here's another article about it, the one I read, it's to do with the Laws on it in America, not sure what laws would apply here or in the UK though :

http://robinbrown.co.uk/wp-content/u...-facepalm1.jpg

Here's one quote from the article that I thought was on the money :

"Volunteering is coercion if you need a job," Andrews said.

[Ammi]

..There have always been strict rules regarding social networking sites for school employees..and for me I think it's just safer not to have one..that way no rules will ever be broken..I think..but I'm not exactly sure..that I've heard of employees being asked for passwords....but only when there has been a serious 'doubt' in the first place.
Livia...do you have any policies for this..in your employment?

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..There have always been strict rules regarding social networking sites for school employees..and for me I think it's just safer not to have one..that way no rules will ever be broken..I think..but I'm not exactly sure..that I've heard of employees being asked for passwords....but only when there has been a serious 'doubt' in the first place.
Livia...do you have any policies for this..in your employment?

Not that I'm aware of, but that doesn't mean there are no policies. It's never come up as an issue for me, it would be worth finding out though.