Mikal E. Belicove

Tag: Social Media Use Policy

  • NLRB Slams Costco On Social Media Use Policy: What It Means For Your Business

    NLRB Slams Costco On Social Media Use Policy: What It Means For Your Business

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    A ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in a case involving Costco earlier this month makes it clear that employers who want to avoid labor disputes would be well served to schedule a sit-down with their legal counsel and take a close look at their existing social media use policies. What prompts this…

  • The 10 Ds of Creating a Social Media Use Policy

    The 10 Ds of Creating a Social Media Use Policy

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    There’s been no shortage of news these days about companies getting in trouble because of what they or a third-party marketers have done when taking to the socially-powered airwaves. A common theme among those who find themselves caught in the crosshairs of the National Labor Relations Board, the Federal Trade Commission or even a company’s…

  • Why Social Media May Weaken the Moral Fiber of Your Workplace

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    Much is said about the benefits of social media for businesses, but what about the drawbacks? Though we’ve long heard about the productivity drain among employees who use social media at work, a new downside is getting some attention: ethical violations. Active social networkers in the office — those who spend 30 percent or more…

  • Don’t Use Facebook to Gripe about Work

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    Employees will gripe about work; it’s inevitable. But as a business owner, it’s up to you to ensure that those grievances don’t go public. Last June, the managers at a BMW franchise in Lake Bluff, Ill., fired one of the dealership’s salesmen because he says he posted photos and comments on his personal Facebook account…

  • Do Social Tools Really Hurt Employee Productivity?

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    A number of the tools you might be using at your business to increase productivity may be doing the exact opposite. A recent survey of people working in sales, marketing, human resources and legal departments in U.S. businesses of all sizes claims that collaboration and social tools are actually costing businesses millions of dollars in…