{"id":8568,"date":"2021-02-13T18:43:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T18:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affinityhrgroup.com\/?p=8568"},"modified":"2023-11-27T20:52:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T20:52:00","slug":"managing-employees-online-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworkplaceadvisors.com\/managing-employees-online-behavior\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Employees’ Online Behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"
We have all read stories of someone\u2019s unacceptable or illegal actions going viral and the public using social media to identify that person and where they work and live. While we normally think of social media as a personal pastime, social media can be a valuable resource for business purposes. And, employee behavior on social media can also have a significant negative impact on your business\u2019s reputation and livelihood.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Since this use of social media represents the company directly, you must take extra precautions when allowing someone to post on behalf of the company. Specifically:<\/span><\/p>\n An employee\u2019s personal use of social media is often used to connect with friends and family, to find items of interest, forward information they find important, and convey their own thoughts, opinions, and experiences. Because these personal views can impact your business, it is important to know what employers can and cannot do.<\/span><\/p>\n What you can do:<\/span><\/p>\n What you cannot do:<\/span><\/p>\n Employees and employers need to know that, in most workplaces, there is no freedom of speech at work or when using social media. Unless protected as mentioned previously, employees can be held accountable for their words, actions, or behaviors which are deemed unacceptable or that violate company policy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Policies to implement:<\/b><\/p>\n To allow your company to take action when necessary, you should implement and consistently enforce the following policies:<\/span><\/p>\n Practices to establish:<\/b><\/p>\n Since social media can start outside of the workplace but still create explosive situations, you should preemptively create procedures of what actions you will take if an employee:<\/span><\/p>\n Some scenarios:<\/b><\/p>\n What should you do if the following happens?<\/span><\/p>\n The use, impact, and repercussions of social media are limitless so you must have some structure in place to be ready to address whatever may happen. This is a changing topic and laws vary across states.\u00a0 If you are considering implementing or updating your social media policy, we can help!\u00a0 Check out our <\/span>full range of compliance services<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 Our <\/span>Affinity HR Support Plan<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is a great option that saves you 20% off handbook services and also helps you stay on top of regulatory changes and HR documentation.<\/span><\/p>\n By Paige McAllister, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Vice President for Compliance \u2013 Affinity HR Group, Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We have all read stories of someone\u2019s unacceptable or illegal actions going viral and the public using social media to identify that person and where they work and live. While we normally think of social media as a personal pastime, social media can be a valuable resource for business purposes. And, employee behavior on social […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10100,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[29,11,12],"class_list":["post-8568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-affinity-hr-group","tag-hr-policy","tag-paige-mcallister"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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