Social Media Passwords Off-Limits To N.J. Employers During Interview And After Hire

Scott Vernick was quoted in the NJ Biz article, “Social Media Passwords Off-Limits to N.J. Employers During Interview and After Hire.” Full text can be found in the December 2, 2013, issue, but a synopsis is noted below.

New Jersey employers can no longer ask for private passwords during interviews or employment, as the state became the 12th in the nation to implement a law regulating social media privacy in the workplace.

The fact that the bill puts […]

By | December 4th, 2013 ||

Monthly Update—Australian Labour & Employment Nov 2013

In The Pipeline – Highlighting Changes Of Interest To Employers In Australia

From 1 January 2014, a majority of Australian workers will have access to a new regime to deal with allegations of bullying in the workplace, opening a new industrial “battleground” for Australian employers.

The new provisions commencing 1 January 2014 will enable these bullying complaints to be heard as industrial disputes in Australia’s national independent workplace relations tribunal, the Fair Work Commission (FWC), which […]

By | December 3rd, 2013 ||

The Future Of The Unpaid Internship In The UK

Last month there were reports that Condé Nast, whose titles include Vogue and GQ, would be ending its internship programme in the US after being sued by two former interns. In the UK, the fashion industry was given a sharp warning last year when HMRC cracked down on unpaid schemes, and in June 2013 it was reported that nine companies including Arcadia, whose brands include Topshop and Dorothy Perkins paid out almost £200,000 compensation […]

By | December 2nd, 2013 ||