Many of the pundits of Social Media in the workplace have had differing views on what has to be in a social media policy. They have also questioned the ownership of the relationships developed on the social media venue. In a case out of Connecticut, an employee placed disparing comments about her boss and the company on Facebook, The organization in turn fired her. The National Labor Relations Board has entered into the fray and stated that she was dismissed illegally because what she said was covered by the right to free speech.
What does your social media policy say in this regard? Are you ensuring that both sides of the equation's rights are being protected? NLRB says that what she said was no different than talking around the water cooler. Is that not what social media is all about?
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