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Feb 15, 2018 1:39 AM UTC

Should businesses regulate their employees' social media activity?

It's a tough, layered question that revolves around multiple perspectives of ethics, security and privacy.

 

What are the potential effects on the business? What are your thoughts? 

10 replies

Sangeethmathew
Feb 16, 2018 4:39 PM UTC

Hi,

Social media at work place such as ours (back end bookkeeping) is an absolute no no. Lot of our client's critical financial data passes through our systems. We even leave our mobiles outside. Our type of setup is simple. Eight hour no social media shifts. :-)

Feb 18, 2018 7:17 AM UTC

@Sangeethmathew, good thoughts. What about their activity away from work - I am thinking about examples we see in the news where people's social media activity outside of work potentially loses them a job...

Rustler
Feb 18, 2018 12:00 PM UTC

Now you are delving into personal space.

 

First time it happens fire the person, make the reason widely known, others will learn