Social Media on the Job: An exploration of the potential legal consequences of employees’ social media activities during the course of employment
Social Media on the Job: An exploration of the potential legal consequences of employees’ social media activities during the course of employment
This paper examines the current interplay between the actions of harassment and defamation and the nature and characteristics of social media specifically towards addressing the issues surrounding the growing usage of social media by employees during employment. It argues that with the legislation and provisions we currently have in place in the U.K. many problems are likely to arise for employers and employees alike as usage continues to rise.
Social media, Twitter, Facebook, Weblogs, Employment Law, Harassment, Defamation
Khan, Sarosh
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Moore, Roksana
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Weal, Mark
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June 2011
Khan, Sarosh
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Moore, Roksana
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Weal, Mark
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Khan, Sarosh, Moore, Roksana and Weal, Mark
(2011)
Social Media on the Job: An exploration of the potential legal consequences of employees’ social media activities during the course of employment.
ACM WebSci '11, , Koblenz, Germany.
14 - 17 Jun 2011.
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This paper examines the current interplay between the actions of harassment and defamation and the nature and characteristics of social media specifically towards addressing the issues surrounding the growing usage of social media by employees during employment. It argues that with the legislation and provisions we currently have in place in the U.K. many problems are likely to arise for employers and employees alike as usage continues to rise.
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Published date: June 2011
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Event Dates: 14-17 June 2011
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ACM WebSci '11, , Koblenz, Germany, 2011-06-14 - 2011-06-17
Keywords:
Social media, Twitter, Facebook, Weblogs, Employment Law, Harassment, Defamation
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Web & Internet Science, Electronics & Computer Science
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Local EPrints ID: 272348
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/272348
PURE UUID: 20fe0c69-4e06-4313-85b0-255b037a0e55
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Sarosh Khan
Author:
Roksana Moore
Author:
Mark Weal
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