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-    Employees have no right to criticise you

Dear reader,

Facebook is no doubt a bone of contention in your workplace as it is the world over. But did you know that if your employees are using (and abusing) the social network, you can make it work for you?

Employees have no right to criticise you…

…unless they can prove the statement is true! If your employee makes a derogatory remark about you, or your company, he’s only safe from a defamation lawsuit if he can show the statement is based on fact. This is even if the remark was made on his private account on a social networking site.

You may have recently read of the employee who was fired for making derogatory remarks about his boss on Facebook. His statement was so outlandish it was unsurprising that he wasn’t able to prove such a declaration!

It’s up to you to encourage a positive workplace environment; by doing this you guarantee your employees’ loyalty and they aren’t be tempted to bring disrepute to your company. 

In our latest issue of Labour Watch, Lucelle Buchler discusses four ways you can make Facebook work in your favour.

Until next time,

Nadia Pisanti
Managing editor: Labour Watch Newsletter