The first person in the country has brought forward a case for constructive dismissal after a dispute with bosses over his profile on the professional networking site LinkedIn.
The HR Exec had uploaded his CV and ticked the box indicating he was interested in ‘career opportunities’, which seems to have upset the management team at BG Group and called the act as an “inappropriate use of social media”.
The case raises broad issues for how employees use websites such as LinkedIn. According to a study of the service, around half its members indicate they are interested in career opportunities on their profile.
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As the first case to be raised in the UK the outcome could shake the way people utilise social sites to publicise themselves in an attempt to attract potential employers.
Tags: Digital, linkedin, Online, recruitment, social
