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Where does the limit of personal privacy end, and the line of corporate interests start? If an employee is hurting the company's brand on his social media accounts, does the HR manager have the right to question his actions? Where do we draw the line?
My humble opinion is that employees' personal social media accounts are part of their private lives and HR managers as a matter of principle should not have the right to investigate them unless an employee:
As the term says, it's social. HR managers are not intruding or breaking a candidates privacy by check if the candidate's behavior, attributes, and background is in line with their culture.
NO because that their private account and they have full right to speak whatever they want.
Actually HR should built up a channel for the employees to speak or to suggest or even to lodge a complaint against their own direct manager which should be kept confidential by HR
Social media has been a platform for the companies to accept applications from the applicants. HR managers have the right to check the profile of their applicants at first hand, however, if it suits the HR manager's taste, then, after accepting the applicant's employment, as long as the employee is an asset to the company, there must be restriction to investigate the employee's social media account. One's personal social media account is a private account which the HR managers should respect. Unless, an informant inform the HR manager. Nevertheless, investigation of the HR managers should come on first hand when the employee is still applying.
Checking or not it's a different matter, actually, we have no right to judge a candidate by their social media account.
because that their private account and they have full right to speak whatever they want but also, it would depend on the circumstances so it's quite possible because also it's a SOCIAL ACCOUNT.
Yes, if it is related to a secret of work, incitement to strike, suspension of work or prejudice to the reputation of a person related to the work entrusted to him? Especially if a complaint has been filed by a staff member regarding this work
Not for sorely, but for the right matching, it is needed.
No they don't as it is an invasion of privacy
Depending on the nature of the HR managers' investigation into the employees online activities, the HR manager may or may not be within their rights. For example, if the HR manager is looking to gather infomation about the employee for reasons pertaining to promotion, it is definitely acceptable as social media has now become the greatest source of information for recruiters when filling positions in their organisations. More often than not employees will also provide their social media handles on their CV's or resumes, so that the employer gets to know more about them and their achievements. However, when an investigation of an employees social media is done for the purpose of prying and there are no work-related reasons which can be named, it may be considered unacceptable.
