HR Compliance 2012 - Social Networking: Legal Concerns for Employers in Employee Misbehavior & Conducting Background Checks

This 90-minute webinar on workplace social networking will cover legal concerns for HR professionals arising out of employees posting inappropriate content on social networking sites, and in using social media for conducting background checks.

Why Should You Attend:

The rumor mill has taken on a whole new dimension. Employees can spread gossip within seconds on social networking sites. Employees can harm your company’s reputation very quickly due to what is said on such sites.

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

- Why social networking has become the human resource professional's latest friend?

- Why social networking has become the human resource professional's latest enemy?

- Legal concerns for failing to discipline for employees posting inappropriate content on social networking sites.

- When employees' statements on social networking sites may be protected under the law such as the National Labor Relations Act?

- When can a human resource professional use information on social networking sites in conducting background checks?

- What policies you should consider to protect your company from inappropriate comments on social networking sites?

- What are the legal concerns for a human resource professional in using social networking sites for background checks?

- How to protect your company from the disgruntled ex-employee who takes to social networking sites for revenge?