HR Training

Social Media in Employment

In recent years, Employment Tribunals have had to navigate claims where employees have been dismissed for alleged breaches of their employer’s social media policy – particularly in relation to content posted on their personal social media accounts.

Our Social Media in Employment training course will help delegates encourage staff to exercise good judgment and, with Tribunals cautioning employers against ‘overreacting’ in such cases, clarify the circumstances in which disciplinary action can be taken for alleged misuse of social media.

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Who should attend?

This course will be useful to anyone involved in managing people, including those with HR responsibilities.

Who will deliver the training?

Our management training is delivered by highly experienced and qualified HR practitioners with genuine ‘hands-on’ practical experience of supporting employers all over the UK with their HR requirements.

What are the benefits?

By attending this course, delegates will:

Increase their knowledge of the key pitfalls when it comes to employee use of social media.
Learn about steps that can be taken to encourage employees to exercise good judgment when it comes to the use of social media, including the role of a social media policy.
Understand the importance of taking proportionate action in the event of alleged social media misuse, including the factors that can be taken into account when determining a disciplinary sanction.

Course content

Key problems that tend to arise when it comes to employees’ use of social media
How to encourage employees to exercise good judgment when using social media
The importance of making the organisation’s rules and expectations clear, including the role of a social media policy
How to respond to alleged misuse of social media, including how to determine whether disciplinary action is warranted and identify appropriate sanctions