Bio-Sport Social Media Policy

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Name: Nanhan Sha
Course: BLS465
Date: 11/26/2014
Bio-Sport`s Social Media Policy
The Bio-sport company thrives on close and active interaction with customers. Social media has provided one such platform where employees can share information and at the same time interact with clients on a personal level to obtain feedback and suggestions. Persons who have vested interests in the online presence of the company include:
Shareholders whose main concern is the profitability and value of the company which directly reflects on the dividends they earn. The online representation of the company could either make or build its image and in extension the profitability, value, competitiveness and survival of the company.
Managers have been given the task …show more content…

Guidelines To The Human Resource Department
The human resource department reserves the right to monitor the behavior of the employees on social media on matters that may have explicit or implicit effects to the company. The department can take action as deemed fit against an employee based on information gathered from social media accounts.
In the recruitment process, the department has the mandate to gather information about the character of an employee based on their social media presence as they can use this information in making hiring decisions.
Guidelines To The IT Department
The vested upon the task of ensuring that the privacy of the company`s private documents is maintained and that these documents are not accessible by unauthorized persons. Due to the fact that employees are allowed to use the infrastructure of the company for social media purposes, the department should ensure that the necessary security measures are put in place to keep hackers at …show more content…

In the case where the policy does not explicitly infringe on section 7 rights but it is still deemed unlawful, it will be taken as to violate section 8(a)(1) if it is deemed that: (1) employees have reasonably twisted the language in order to but a ban on activities that are permitted by section 7; (2) the rule was put in place as a result of a union activity; and (3) the application of the rule was such that prohibits activities that are permitted by section 7. Social media policies will also be considered unlawful if the manner in which they are stated in an ambiguous way such that there is no restrictive