Now that we have talked about Social media misuse in the workplace, we are now going to focus on some different solutions to it.
A lot of employers find themselves asking questions such as:
What can you do as an employer to prevent social media misuse in the workplace?
One way to stop social media misuse and posting of confidential information would be to implement Social Media Policies. These policies should be read and agreed upon before the potential employee or current employee can continue to work. The policies should clearly state the rules and regulations to what is appropriate to do while working for the company.
Employers should also be sure to inform their employees on the difference between speaking on the behalf of their company's and what is speaking about the company.
Also, I feel that employers should have monitors on all employees allowing them to access social media sites only on their personal computers and smart phones. This would help with employees staying focused while they are at work.
I think that if these policies are set in place employers can minimize the misuse of social media in the workplace and they will find that all employees will be more effective and efficient.
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Some workplaces need to allow a certain sector their employees to have access to social media throughout the day. For example, I worked for a company that was an insurance IMO. The marketers would need access to their social media accounts throughout the day, and were encouraged by management, to post work related information on their Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIN accounts. So how do you specify which employees are allowed to use social media throughout the day without discriminating against those who are not authorized for use? Also, how do these employers monitor the use of those who are authorized to use social media while on the clock to ensure they are posting work-related information as opposed to personal posts?
ReplyDeleteI believe that regulating social media in the workplace is a positive idea. I know personally at my work that the websites that are visited are kept up with. Once a website is visited so many times it is made aware to a higher authority. It is then decided whether that website will be blocked for future use. I feel this is a good technique. I think the tricky part in this process is implementing new policies to the current staff.
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While I do believe that productivity will be increased if you monitor's employees' usage, I think that it also kind of degrading to an employee. It makes them feel like they are constantly being watched like a young child, and that they are not trusted in the workplace. Implementing Social Media Policies is a good idea so employees will know exactly what is okay and what is not a good way to talk about the company online.
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