07/27/2020

Be Ready to Deal With an Employee's Social Media Posts

There must be zero tolerance for hate speech

Hate speech is one of those things that you recognize when you hear it, but defining it presents a challenge.

Google offers this definition: “abusive or threatening speech or writing that expresses prejudice against a particular group, especially on the basis of race, religion, or sexual orientation.” Hopefully, your employees share the opinion that “hate speech” should not be tolerated within the workplace. But what about outside the workplace?

While the line between employees’ private and professional lives is growing ever thinner—technology keeps them connected 24/7 and social media empowers them to be robust brand ambassadors—your employees are still individuals. Companies cannot program their personal behavior or regulate their speech, nor should employers try to constantly police it.

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