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social media in the workplace

By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read June 6, 2012

Why social media needs to be part of your company HR policy

Recently, there has been much news about social media getting people in trouble at work and in the public eye. From politicians losing their positions in office, to businesses firing both upper management and employees for “inappropriate tweets,” it’s clear that a social media policy for businesses is becoming a required element of any effective set of HR solutions.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Privacy / Employer branding, facebook, Facebook firing, improper disclosure of confidential information, inappropriate tweets, sharing confidential information via social media, social media, social media and hiring, social media in the workplace, social media policy, termination, twitter

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 2 Minutes Read April 1, 2011

High school office assistant by day, porn video star by night – should there be ramifications?

A Quebec school board has suspended a high school office assistant with pay after discovering she also happened to be a porn video star on the side. How did the school board find out about her extra-curricular activity? A student found out her secret and posted it on Facebook, and almost instantly, she was a high school celebrity.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employment Standards, Privacy / Conduct and behaviour in the workplace, disicpline, employer's reputation, employment law, facebook, Internet, off-duty activities, off-duty blogging, off-duty conduct, porn video star, pornography, Quebec, social media in the workplace, suspension with pay, termination, termination with cause, using technology to damage reputation

By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 3 Minutes Read February 3, 2011

Using social media in the workplace

There has been a recent wave of headlines referencing incidents in which employees have been fired as a result of their online conduct, usually on Facebook or personal blogs. Human resources professionals seem to be struggling to deal with this relatively new issue effectively, and are often at a loss as to how to monitor and respond to employee online behaviour. What is often ignored, however, is how companies, and HR persons in particular, can use social media to their advantage.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employee Relations, Privacy / Blogging, employee online behaviour, employment law, facebook, Human resources professionals, personal blogs, social media, social media in the workplace, use of social media in the context of hiring

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