Social media is here to stay. Whether Centennials entering the
workforce or Baby Boomers, chances are your employees use some form
of social media. Tweeting and posting by employees might reveal too
much information about an employer's business, resulting in a
breach of confidentiality or in some circumstances the privacy of
other employees or even clients. When does social media talk by an
employee go too far, and what can you as an employer do to ensure
that employees' personal posts do not taint the organisation?
Do you as an employer even have the right to monitor employees'
personal social media accounts?
The answer is not straight forward. Obviously on one hand,
employees have a right and an expectation to privacy. On the other
hand, in certain situations, or in certain industries, monitoring
may be necessary. Take for example, employees in the banking and
finance industry who use their personal social media accounts for
business purposes. Employers may have a
