Improper use of social networking sites by staff can harm your business, as Virgin Atlantic recently discovered. So what lessons can you learn?
Published 12.12.2008
Usually, it’s an employee who falls into a trap when using Facebook - many have lost their jobs for posting negative comments on it. But why has one employer, who used it to communicate with an
employee, landed itself in hot water?
Published 07.04.2010
Social networking is a valuable business tool, but there’s one major downside: staff can easily abuse it. To help employers deal with this challenge, ACAS has produced some new “cyber” guidance. So
what does it include?
Published 21.09.2011
The average employee visits Facebook 13.8 times every working day for two minutes and 22 seconds each time. This behaviour is reckoned to cost employers £824 per employee annually. How can you stop
it?
Published 23.05.2016
In two recent cases, employers had each dismissed an employee for comments they’d made on Facebook about their workplaces. At the tribunal, one lost but the other successfully defended its decision.
So how did it win?
Published 07.11.2011
You reckon you’ve dealt with the problem of staff looking at porn etc. But what about online shopping and auction sites? What’s the latest?
Published 16.06.2005
It’s come to your attention that an employee has been posting derogatory comments about other members of your staff on Facebook. No names are mentioned, but it’s obvious who they are talking about.
What should you do?
Published 05.05.2011
Like many employers, you probably rely heavily on your IT systems. But, as Ealing Council recently found out, it only takes one serious virus to bring them down. So what rules can you impose on staff
to keep your business safe?
Published 06.10.2009
Personal blogs allow people to tell their friends what they are doing 24/7. But there’s a fine line between a bit of online gossiping and serious breaches of an employer’s confidentiality. So can you
tell your employees it’s time to blog off?
Published 23.02.2010