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Social Media – Employment Issues
 Thursday 20 October 2011

 Louise Connacher
 Director & Head of Employment




© Lupton Fawcett LLP 2011. Extracts may be copied provided that their source is quoted.
What are the issues for employers?


•   Recruitment
•   Time wasting
•   Bullying and harassment
•   Discrimination
•   Human rights
•   Reputational damage
•   Disclosure of confidential information
•   Breach of copyright
•   Policies
•   Conclusion
Recruitment


• Checking up on candidates
   –   Facebook
   –   Linked-In
   –   Twitter
   –   Blogs


• Discrimination
Time wasting


• Fall in productivity

• Monitoring usage
   – clear policy
   – Investigations


• Options
   – ban usage?
   – restrict usage?
   – policies
Bullying, harassment & discrimination


• Cyber bullying

• Social exclusion

• “Victimless” bullying

• Regularly update bullying policies
Human rights?


• More relevant to public authorities

• But – ET’s obligations

• Has privacy been waived?

• Inform employees of monitoring that will be undertaken
Reputational damage


• Comments posted on Facebook, Twitter, Blogs

• Comments sent by e-mail or in-mail

• Simply a different method of publication?
Confidential information


• Posted on Facebook, LinkedIn, personal website

• Use of restrictive covenants

• Policies – is LinkedIn encouraged at work?
Breach of copyright


• Photos, documents, videos posted on social networking
  sites

• Breach of employer’s copyright

• Breach of third party’s copyright

• Ensure appropriate rules/guidance in place
Policies


• What should a social media policy cover?
   – rules about accessing social media
   – information about monitoring
   – home/work boundaries
   – requirement to insert disclaimers – views expressed are not
     those of the employer
   – network security
   – use of social media for business reasons
   – link to disciplinary procedures


• Amendment to other policies
Conclusion


• Currently very little case law

• Importance of policies

• Evidential difficulties

• Don’t let the technology get in the way!
Any Questions?

Louise Connacher
Director & Head of Employment
Lupton Fawcett LLP
Yorkshire House, East Parade, Leeds, LS1 5BD

Email: louise.connacher@luptonfawcett.com
Tel: 0113 280 2108
Fax: 0113 280 2163

                 http://uk.linkedin.com/in/louiseconnacher


       @LouiseConnacher

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Lupton fawcett 'social media' seminar for the cipd 20 october 2011

  • 1. Social Media – Employment Issues Thursday 20 October 2011 Louise Connacher Director & Head of Employment © Lupton Fawcett LLP 2011. Extracts may be copied provided that their source is quoted.
  • 2. What are the issues for employers? • Recruitment • Time wasting • Bullying and harassment • Discrimination • Human rights • Reputational damage • Disclosure of confidential information • Breach of copyright • Policies • Conclusion
  • 3. Recruitment • Checking up on candidates – Facebook – Linked-In – Twitter – Blogs • Discrimination
  • 4. Time wasting • Fall in productivity • Monitoring usage – clear policy – Investigations • Options – ban usage? – restrict usage? – policies
  • 5. Bullying, harassment & discrimination • Cyber bullying • Social exclusion • “Victimless” bullying • Regularly update bullying policies
  • 6. Human rights? • More relevant to public authorities • But – ET’s obligations • Has privacy been waived? • Inform employees of monitoring that will be undertaken
  • 7. Reputational damage • Comments posted on Facebook, Twitter, Blogs • Comments sent by e-mail or in-mail • Simply a different method of publication?
  • 8. Confidential information • Posted on Facebook, LinkedIn, personal website • Use of restrictive covenants • Policies – is LinkedIn encouraged at work?
  • 9. Breach of copyright • Photos, documents, videos posted on social networking sites • Breach of employer’s copyright • Breach of third party’s copyright • Ensure appropriate rules/guidance in place
  • 10. Policies • What should a social media policy cover? – rules about accessing social media – information about monitoring – home/work boundaries – requirement to insert disclaimers – views expressed are not those of the employer – network security – use of social media for business reasons – link to disciplinary procedures • Amendment to other policies
  • 11. Conclusion • Currently very little case law • Importance of policies • Evidential difficulties • Don’t let the technology get in the way!
  • 12. Any Questions? Louise Connacher Director & Head of Employment Lupton Fawcett LLP Yorkshire House, East Parade, Leeds, LS1 5BD Email: louise.connacher@luptonfawcett.com Tel: 0113 280 2108 Fax: 0113 280 2163 http://uk.linkedin.com/in/louiseconnacher @LouiseConnacher