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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Employers, workers clash over social networks Employers and employees disagree over whether their social networking should be monitored. DeloitteтАЩs 2009 Ethics and Workplace Suvey was released recently.а Results showed that 60% of business executives thought they have a right to know how workers profile themselves and their organizations on social networks. а Executives favour the idea of monitoring employeesтАЩ social online networking to ensure that the content does not damage a companyтАЩs reputation.аа On the other hand, employees disagree they state that it is none of their employerтАЩs business, they do not need to know who they are Facebooking. а Approximately 53% of employees responded that their social networking pages are not an employerтАЩs concern.а About 63% of 18-34 year old respondents stated that employers have no business monitoring their online activity. The results are based on the responses of 2,008 employed adults and 500 business executives. тАЬWith the explosive growth of online social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, rapidly blurring the lines between professional and private lives, these virtual communities have increased the potential of reputational risk for many organizations and their brands,тАЭ says Sharon Allen, chairman of the board at Deloitte. Other key findings from the survey: тАв About 75% of employees believe that online social networks make it easier to damage a companyтАЩs reputation тАв Approximately 17% of executives report they have programs in place to monitor and mitigate the possible reputational risks related to the use of social networks. тАв Nearly half (49%) of employees indicate defined guidelines will not change their behaviour online. тАв One-third of employees surveyed never consider what their boss or customers might think before posting material online. Read more here Posted by: suhujitha on 2009-06-16 12:27:23 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: High levels of burnout among UK family doctors, especially in group practice 2012-01-31 08:59:19 Other posts tagged social networking, employee privacy, coworkers: · [Do social networks increase happiness in the workplace?] · [Being the new employee in an economic downturn] · [Addicted to networking at workplace?] · [Screening out undesirable employees] · [Social networking increasingly part of the workplace environment] · [When it comes to the workplace, singles and only-children do not mix] · [Workplace friendships: a mixed blessing for employers, employees] · [Companies respond differently to increasing use of social networks] · [Online interactions have positive effects for real-life communities] · [Workplace Friendships: Good for Morale, Bad for Productivity] · [Love in the Workplace OK with Co-workers as Long as There Aren`t Any Negative Vibes] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! Recent Posts: High levels of burnout among UK family doctors, especially in group practice Depersonalized doctors: A cross-sectional study of 564 doctors, 760 consultations and 1,876 patient reports in UK general practice Posted by: mara on 2012-01-31 08:59:19 Majority groups support assimilation -- except when they are not majorities It is hard to integrate a society to maintain minority identities and not make the majority feel their values are being rejected Posted by: danica on 2012-01-29 11:06:21 Color-coding, rearranging food products improves healthy choices in hospital cafeteria Labeling all foods and beverages with a simple red, yellow and green color scheme to indicate their relative healthiness led patrons to purchase more of the healthy items Posted by: danica on 2012-01-25 16:56:28 If you plan, then you will accomplish... but it helps to have a friend Partnering up or planning with someone can really boost the likelihood of sticking to your resolutions Posted by: mara on 2012-01-05 09:18:08 Sky light sky bright -- inside your office New LED ceiling mimics sky, natural lighting for improved mental health Posted by: danica on 2012-01-04 11:20:24 View Your Cart? Call us for more information: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 Toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 3. \| Share: \| more Check out our Amazon Reading List!	New! Wellergize brings the power of Permacharts to your organization. Click here to see our selection. Wellergize Latest Tweet: Hmm. Twitter appears to be pining for the fjords at the moment. Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? O.L.G., for one. Ask us how we can help your organization. Contacting us: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 4. You can also use the form on the Contact Us page to request information on specific workplace wellness topics.
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