Arguments for my position: Employers should be allowed to look at
employees social media accounts
Argument
#1- posting on social media is designed to share the post with
others, if the employee didn’t want others to see it they
shouldn’t have posted it
There has been a positive finding in the reliability of drawing
conclusions of an employee or applicant through social media
accounts (Thomas,Rothschild, & Donegan,2015)
Companies are arguing that it is their freedom to go onto public
social media sites and monitor their employee, because public
postings can be seen by anyone (Thomas, Rothschild, and Donegan
2015).
Argument
#2 - the
employee represents the company, employers should be able to make
sure the brand is well represented
Employers are reporting that employees are bashing companies on
social media, which caused boundaries to be blurred. The employer
must monitor the well being of the company therefore they have to
monitor postings made about the company (Suder & Siibak 2017
p.78)
Although legality is being explored it has become commonplace for
employers to look at social media as part of the application
process to ensure the individual portrays themselves and the
company is a well respected manner (Suder & Siibak 2017)
Sources
Suder, S., &
Siibak, A. (2017).
Employers as nightmare readers: An analysis of ethical and legal
concerns regarding
employer-employee practices
on SNS.Baltic Journal of Law &Politics, 10(2), 76-106.
doi:http://dx.doi.org.libproxy.adelphi.edu/10.1515/bjlp-2017-0013
Thomas, S. L.,
Rothschild, P. C., &
Donegan, C. (2015). Social networking, management responsibilities, and employee rights: The evolving
role
of social networking in employment
decisions. Employee
Responsibilities and
Rights Journal, 27(4), 307-323. doi:http://dx.doi.org.libproxy.adelphi.edu/10.1007/s10672-014-9250-5