social media and employee privacy
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SOCIAL MEDIA &
EMPLOYEE PRIVACY
presented by Denisa Dobrin
New England College of Business and Finance
MBA530 – Legal Issues in Business
Prof. Deborah Sementa
• Introduction ……………….…………………………. 3
• Social vs. Business ................................................... 5
• What is Social Media? ……………………...………... 6
• Main concerns ………...………………...…………... 10
• Legal Liability ……….………………..……………….. 12
• Legal Compliance …………………………………… 13
• Productivity .………………………………...…………14
• Security …………………………………………………15
• Employee rights …………..………………………….... 16
• Conclusion………………………………………….……18
• References ………………………….…….…………… 22
Table of Contents
Denisa Social media
Public vs. Private
Personal vs. business
Freedom vs. liability
Privacy vs. compliance
Employee privacy
MAIN POINTS OF THE DEBATE
SOCIAL VS. BUSINESS
What is Social Media?
GROWTH
78% of major companies now monitor employees' use of e-mail, Internet or phone.
Privacy in today's workplace is largely illusory
Ellen Bayer AMA’s human resources leader
Main concerns
LIABILITY PRODUCTIVITY COMPLIANCE SECURITY
Privacy and Liability
It's not just a matter of corporate curiosity, but very real worries about productivity and liability that push these policies.
Eric Rolfe Greenberg
Director of management studies, AMA.
Legal Liability
Legal Compliance
Industry specific regulation
Good “due diligence” Sarbanes-Oxley
Productivity
Security
Employee rights
WHAT RIGHTS DOES AN EMPLOYEE HAVE?
Legal rights
CONCLUSION
Uncharted territory
Learn to navigate change
THANK YOU for watching!
I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR QUESTIONS…
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SOCIAL MEDIA &
EMPLOYEE PRIVACY
REFERENCES
Reh, J. F. (2013) Your Boss Is Watching You. Retrieved from: http://management.about.com/cs/people/a/MonitorEE062501.htm
Mello, J. A. (2012). SOCIAL MEDIA, EMPLOYEE PRIVACY AND CONCERTED ACTIVITY: BRAVE NEW WORLD OR BIG BROTHER? Labor Law Journal, 63(3), 165-173.
Ribitzky, R. (2013). Active Monitoring of Employees Rises to 78%. ABC News. Retrieved from: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=88319
Sánchez Abril, P., Levin, A., & Del Riego, A. (2012). Blurred Boundaries: Social Media Privacy and the Twenty-First-Century Employee. American Business Law Journal, 49(1), 63-124. Retrieved from: http://search.proquest.com/docview/1081346543?accountid=33575
Saylin, G. M., Horrocks, T. C. (2013) The Risks of Pre-employment Social Media Screening. SHRM. Retrieved from: http://www.shrm.org/hrdisciplines/staffingmanagement/Articles/Pages/Preemployment-Social-Media-Screening.aspx