Timeline for Request to delete LinkedIn account at termination of employment
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| S May 28, 2015 at 18:56 | history | suggested | Peter Mortensen | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 28, 2015 at 16:55 | comment | added | Steve Jessop | "I've been fine tuning it for the last 3+ years" -- note that some people, not necessarily similar to your case in any way, have discovered themselves vulnerable to claims that social media accounts in their names are the product of their work for the company. It should be obvious that telling someone "spend the day improving your linkedin account" is analogous to "spend the day practicing French": the employee will take the benefits with them when they leave. I don't think it is obvious to all employers though. | |
| May 28, 2015 at 16:21 | comment | added | Bernhard Barker | @VietnhiPhuvan Agreements need to be signed before they go into effect and changes to agreements need to be approved by all applicable parties (although I'm sure there are legally questionable exceptions). If it's mentioned in an unsigned agreement, you can just not sign it. If it's mentioned in a change to an agreement, you can just reject or negotiate the change. The only point where you're actually required to do what it says is when you formally agree to the terms. | |
| May 28, 2015 at 14:22 | comment | added | Vietnhi Phuvan | @DJClayworth - Right in the first sentence: "current employer has added a clause into an agreement requiring me to 1. Delete my personal LinkedIn account, never re-activate it or access the ..." | |
| May 28, 2015 at 14:02 | comment | added | DJClayworth | According to the question the employer has ASKED him to delete his account, and offered extra money to do it. I don't read anything that says they REQUIRE it. | |
| May 28, 2015 at 11:42 | history | edited | Vietnhi Phuvan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 28, 2015 at 11:34 | history | edited | Vietnhi Phuvan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 28, 2015 at 11:27 | history | edited | Vietnhi Phuvan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 28, 2015 at 11:21 | history | answered | Vietnhi Phuvan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |