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Symantec , a global provider of IT security software, has recently published the results of its 2011 Social Media Protection Flash Poll , which was designed to gauge how organisations protect themselves from the negative consequences of using social media...

Published 1 Aug 2011 1:25 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: hr policy and practice, hr policy and strategy, business practices, internet at work, social networking, email, bullying

HR strategy round up: all change - China, the web, the end of the job

Commentators on HR issues have been taking a step back and looking at the bigger picture for the workplace. Among the topics covered recently are the growing economic power of China (photo left by Renato Ganoza), the impact of the internet, the end of...

Published 20 Jul 2011 1:20 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: hr policy and strategy, employee engagement, internet at work, leadership, HR strategy, business scorecards, China, sex equality

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 12.06.10 to 25.06.10

A round-up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: a shop steward who was unfairly dismissed for swearing at work; a policewoman who has been award £273,000 for sex discrimination; and an academic employed for nine years...

Published 25 Jun 2010 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, contracts of employment, sex discrimination, redundancy, religion, theft, employment tribunals, internet at work, sexual harassment, unfair dismissal, fixed-term contracts, constructive dismissal, local government

Employers can start preparing now for football World Cup

The draw for the football World Cup (on the BBC website) taking place in summer 2010 has now been made, while the England cricket team's defence of the Ashes begins in late 2010 and the rugby World Cup takes place in 2011. And of course we have the...

Published 11 Dec 2009 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, terms and conditions, employee relations, discrimination, flexible working, time off, absence management, sport, internet at work, World Cup

Tweeting while you work: How to manage workplace Twitter use in 2009

With use of micro-blogging tool Twitter approaching epidemic proportions in 2009, many employers are concerned about the implications of Twitter for the workplace. To answer these concenrs, specialists from law firm Charles Russell present an invaluable...

Published 3 Jun 2009 8:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: twitter, hr policy and strategy, internet at work, social networking, technology, web 2.0

Up to half working day spent accessing social networking sites

Are many of your employees "young, autonomous, and personally well connected"? If so, they could be spending up to half of their working day accessing social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, according to a study by Cranfield School...

Published 24 Apr 2009 10:11 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: terms and conditions, internet at work, social networking

Social networking at work: a right, not a privilege?

Social networking and web 2.0 technologies are now so deeply embedded in everyday life that today's crop of graduates and new employees want and expect to be able to remain plugged in to social networking sites while at work (external website), according...

Published 22 Jan 2009 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: twitter, hr policy and strategy, internet at work, social networking

Policeman who posted crude messages on Facebook fined

The information super highway that is the internet has revolutionised the workplace. It has also created a myriad of new challenges for employers with employee email and internet misuse frequently cited by employers as a particular thorn in their side...

Published 17 Dec 2008 4:17 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: employee relations, internet at work, gross misconduct, misconduct

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