7526 1 3 econsultancy_xml <p>Some companies are now issuing guidelines on employee blogging policy to safeguard against unwelcome disclosures, but the recent case of <a href="http://www.petiteanglaise.com/">Petite Anglaise</a>, an English secretary fired from her job as a PA in France for writing about her employer in her own journal, underscores the need for a structured approach.</p> <p>As private communication is increasingly turned inside-out, in to public and social networking arenas, Croner warned businesses to survey the impact blogging could have on their reputation.</p> <blockquote> <p> <em>"An employee can sound off about his bad day at work on a blog without fully considering the impact such a posting may have,"</em> said Croner's Gillian Dowling.</p> <p> <em>"If there is a negative impact on the organisation's corporate image which is so serious that i breaches the implied term of mutual trust and confidence, the employee could be dismissed for gross misconduct.</em> </p> <p> <em>"The blog could also be evidence of other conduct issues or reveal workplace discrimination or bullying."</em> </p> </blockquote> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>Some companies are now issuing guidelines on employee blogging policy to safeguard against unwelcome disclosures, but the recent case of <Link URL="http://www.petiteanglaise.com/" Window="New">Petite Anglaise</Link>, an English secretary fired from her job as a PA in France for writing about her employer in her own journal, underscores the need for a structured approach.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>As private communication is increasingly turned inside-out, in to public and social networking arenas, Croner warned businesses to survey the impact blogging could have on their reputation.</Paragraph> <Block> <Paragraph> <Quote>"An employee can sound off about his bad day at work on a blog without fully considering the impact such a posting may have,"</Quote> said Croner's Gillian Dowling.</Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Quote>"If there is a negative impact on the organisation's corporate image which is so serious that i breaches the implied term of mutual trust and confidence, the employee could be dismissed for gross misconduct.</Quote> </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Quote>"The blog could also be evidence of other conduct issues or reveal workplace discrimination or bullying."</Quote> </Paragraph> </Block> </FormattedContent> 2007-05-25T08:57:00+01:00 1 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>A human resources firm has warned that up to a third of bloggers and social network users risk the sack for posting damaging material about their employer.</strong> </p> <p> <a href="http://www.croner.co.uk/croner/jsp/CronerHome.do?cache=false&amp;channelId=-238414&amp;BV_UseBVCookie=No">Croner</a> commissioned YouGov for a survey of 2,000 people which found 39% of bloggers admitted to publishing sensitive or damaging posts about their workplace.<br /></p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>A human resources firm has warned that up to a third of bloggers and social network users risk the sack for posting damaging material about their employer.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Link URL="http://www.croner.co.uk/croner/jsp/CronerHome.do?cache=false&amp;channelId=-238414&amp;BV_UseBVCookie=No" Window="New">Croner</Link> commissioned YouGov for a survey of 2,000 people which found 39% of bloggers admitted to publishing sensitive or damaging posts about their workplace.<LineBreak /></Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 1253 <p>For background on online PR and social media more generally, It's worth reading our (free to registered users) <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-pr-and-social-media-trends-briefing">Social Media Trends Briefing</a></strong> (June 2009). Econsultancy has also published <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/social-media-and-online-pr-digital-marketing-template-files">Social Media and Online PR Template Files</a></strong>, which you can adapt and use for your own projects. For innovation in this space, download our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/innovation-report">Innovation Report</a></strong>.</p> <p>For background on online PR and social media more generally, It's worth reading our (free to registered users) <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-pr-and-social-media-trends-briefing">Social Media Trends Briefing</a></strong> (June 2009). Econsultancy has also published <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/social-media-and-online-pr-digital-marketing-template-files">Social Media and Online PR Template Files</a></strong>, which you can adapt and use for your own projects. For innovation in this space, download our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/innovation-report">Innovation Report</a></strong>.</p> 363416 Third of employees 'risk sack for blogging' false 2007-05-25T11:17:00+01:00 third-of-employees-risk-sack-for-blogging 2009-04-28T22:50:00+01:00 2009-10-13T09:04:54+01:00 607