Employment Issues: Social Media Policies

SOCIAL MEDIA POLICIES

As an addition to your corporate code of conduct, employers should publish guidelines for employees regarding the posting of content on the internet during and after work hours.  Social media includes platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, blogs, etc.  Lines between work and leisure are blurring quickly in our society and there have been some high-profile cases in which employer corporations have been tarnished by the actions of an employee after hours on social media.  Accordingly, developing a workplace policy on social media will provide guidance to employees and help companies to avoid embarrassment.  If you need convincing, consider the following: