Tweet

Tips for Preventing Issues with Employees Using Social Media at Work

Guest post by: Dianne Shaddock

Article Overview: Social media such as Facebook may be distractive to employees and may be detrimental to your business. Here are some tips for managers in establishing a social media policy in the workplace.

Tips for Preventing Issues with Employees Using Social Media at Work

Here are 10 helpful tips for preventing employee issues relating to employee use of the internet at work to access social media sites from the website of Fisher & Phillips, LLP, Attorneys at Law. These tips may help you to think about how to begin to craft your own internet usage policy which could encompass areas such as social media, and employee internet use.

1. Get familiar with Facebook, Linked In or other sites that are popular with your employees.

2. Update current company policies.

3. Consider whether your company environment needs a specific social media policy.

4. Prohibit use of the employee's company e-mail address.

5. Discourage your managers from "friending" their subordinate employees.

6. Immediately get a copy of any post that is the subject of a complaint.

7. Only use social media for employment screening in a consistent way.

8. Warn managers to follow standard policies for recommendations on Linked In or other professional sites.

9. Be aware of possible protected, concerted activity.

10. Above all, use common sense.

Related Articles
  SOCIAL MEDIA: THE NEW GOLDEN AGE OF COMMUNICATING!
  Are you paying people to update their Facebook profile?
  Evolving to adopt Social Media…
  ••••••>Take Advantage of Twitter and other Social Media Options for SEO
  “Should I or shouldn’t I”
  Resourcing B2B social media
  TV Stations –9 Basic Social Media Suggestions
  Social Media Strategy
  Effective Marketing Tips Using Social Media
  13 Signs Your Business is Heading for Social Media Obscurity
  Social Media: Risk or Reward – What Can HR Do?
  12 Tips for the Social Media Newbie
  10 Steps to a Sustainable Social Media Strategy
  Social Media is NOT about Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin
  Bookkeeping Tips on Tips
  Addressing law firm objections to social media
  5 Tips for Engaging in Social Media for Business
  Legal Marketing: Social Media and Law Firms
  Social Media Gains Momentum for B2B Marketers
  How To Discover The Social Media Fit!

Article Tags: internet usage policy, policies and procedures for business, social media policy tips for managers, social media tips for managers, social media tips for supervisors



Related Forum Posts
Re: Kevin needs "social glue" ideas - Hi, I like the idea of "10 items that could act as "social glue" because I am an internet marketer. But I agree with the rest that the 10 recent post is nice. Maybe we should open up a new section in the forums on Social Media...or Social Media Marketing. I will tell you that the world is about 1 1/2 behind when it comes to understanding social media. Building a section now will put EvanCarmichael.com is a great position a year down the road when people realize Social Media can produce more traffic than SEO. Jeff
Re: Kevin needs "social glue" ideas - [quote="WebBizIdeas.com":gvtxsu7g]Hi, I like the idea of "10 items that could act as "social glue" because I am an internet marketer. But I agree with the rest that the 10 recent post is nice. Maybe we should open up a new section in the forums on Social Media...or Social Media Marketing. I will tell you that the world is about 1 1/2 behind when it comes to understanding social media. Building a section now will put EvanCarmichael.com is a great position a year down the road when people realize Social Media can produce more traffic than SEO. Jeff[/quote:gvtxsu7g] Hi Jeff, Thanks for the suggestion. Why don't you start a new post (with a poll) to see if there's enough interest in your idea for a social media section?
Re: UPDATES: New Campaign! New Layout! New Ideas! - GT - thanks for the FYI - I'm not sure if we'll put a link back. Something to consider though! Trent - the new category is "Social Network and Media" which was put in to compliment the Online Businesses category that currently exists. Overall the new categories are: - Looking For, Networking and Events - Review My... - Social Network and Media - Brags and Rants These came as a result of Ringo doing research on other forums and thinking about what could be improved on ours to give a better experience for everyone. I hope you enjoy them! David, I'm looking forward to reading your Brag / Rant!
Re: Marketing 2.0 - What Are Your Thoughts - Hi Shri, Thanks for posting this. I also read it and I believe Social Media is here to stay, until the next best thing comes up. Social media proved to be useful for me many times and I think everyone should use it for their business.
Re: Social Media Marketing Ignorance - [quote="vbn411":7qciluxl]Social Media is space that you have to be in to succeed in our current climate. People are going to be discussing your brand / product whether you like it or not, so you might as well join the conversation and add value. [/quote:7qciluxl] I think that's probably one of the most realistic way to think about it. There's no real textbook way of understanding Social Media, it's the networks of people and their interactions that will exist with or without your input. As for Jennifer, You can always have 2 Facebook pages. Many people do. There is also LinkedIn, which is like a professional networking version of Facebook. The only way to know is to try it.


Share this article with your friends. Fund someone's dream.

Leave a comment below or share on the left and you'll help support entrepreneurs in Africa through our partnership with Kiva. Over $50,000 raised and counting - Please keep sharing! Learn more.

Newsletter

Get advice & tips from famous business
owners, new articles by entrepreneur
experts, my latest website updates, &
special sneak peaks at what's to come!

Name:
Email:

Popular Articles

Looking for an Easy Online Business Opportunity?

3 Pointers to Recruiting and Retaining Good Staff

Resistance to Change and How to Deal With It

Suggestions

Email us your ideas on how to make our
website more valuable! Thank you Sharon
from Toronto Salsa Lessons / Classes for
your suggestions to make the newsletter
look like the website and profile younger
entrepreneurs like Jennifer Lopez.