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Should Companies Monitor Their Employees' Social Media?

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Question added by bader mustafa , senior cluster facilities manager , Mosanada
Date Posted: 2014/05/12
hussam Alrayan
by hussam Alrayan , property Manager , Al-Rashed real estate

yes they should 

Khatim Abbas Seed
by Khatim Abbas Seed , BUSINESS CONSULTANT , Google

No, I'm not in favour of this. As a matter of fact, I'm often amazed at the messages roaming around of people being hired or fired because of a piece of info, like or comment on a social profile. Online behavior is still is far from being a100% accurate reflection of true human behavior. And the social media landscape may still be free of strict privacy regulations, but it is not an excuse for peeking into one's photo album or diary without consent, let alone basing ground decision on such "wrongfully obtained infromation".

 

When it comes to company profile it's a different story. Also, companies can always restrict the use of social media during working hours, for obvious reasons, but that too is a different story.

Ahmed Adel
by Ahmed Adel , Business Development Manager , POD

it seems unethical, Yet the social media profile awareness of a company is massively important, if your employees are aware of how your Social Media should be presented they will participate. more activities should be done to make employees engage with a company social media profile development.

khaled Ibrahim Sayed Abd El Salam Ibrahim
by khaled Ibrahim Sayed Abd El Salam Ibrahim , Chief Accountant , -ElMehy engineering company

Big (( NO )) personaly i worked in company like that and my fiernds make a lots of ways to waste their times as the boards thinks they now managing the stuff100% , also how can i don't trust my stuff and hier them , also they are many ways of control without make any employe have feeling of being watched, also they are some girls and womens work , what if any women make action without take care then its recoreded and some body watch that? or even wear short skirt ?

Ahmed Fathy
by Ahmed Fathy , Business Development Director - MBA - PMP - EBRD International advisor , International Casting & Modern Industries

yes its important and they have to tell them by any way because the employes will increase they effort and result

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Companies must take care of its works and production staff , And have aclear system , And unrelated to the specificities of others

Abdel Fattah Ibrahim
by Abdel Fattah Ibrahim , CDT Director , Colgate Palmolive

No, never

It's personal and the company dosn't own the employee personal life!

Mahmoud AbdElaziz Mohamed Shabaan
by Mahmoud AbdElaziz Mohamed Shabaan , Business Development Director , OAD Developments

It will be according the company internal policy and environment, But I strongly disagree to monitor anything related to the employees personal life.

zafar abbas minhas
by zafar abbas minhas , Freelance Writer , DAILY MASHRAQ

i think its quite personal thing,,, NO

Shoukat Ali Malik
by Shoukat Ali Malik , Specialties Moderator for Bayt.com community program, , Bayt.com (Middle East # 01 Job website)

Dear Bader Mustafa ,first of all this matter is not related to directly comapny concern,but at the time of evolution of perfomerance of their employees the company maybe monitor but dear ethically this is not possible.

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