• Excavator mounted mast
• Accommodates any style
of hammer
• Two hydraulic winches
controlled by excavator
Phone: 706-398-1178
www.vulcanhammer.com
Employers should be aware of the necessity of a social
media policy in the workplace. The policy should provide
clear information and direction to employees and employers
on their rights and obligations with respect to social media
both in and outside of the workplace. Social media policies
should also provide the employer with authority to investigate
potential social media misconduct.
Employees should be made aware that their social media
presence outside the workplace does not always remain outside
the workplace. When content or the identity of a social
media user can be traced back to the workplace, which can
be easily done, employers may have recourse where their
reputation, public perception or financial wherewithal has
been damaged. All individuals are afforded an expectation of
privacy; however, the expectation is not unlimited or impenetrable,
and depends upon the circumstances. In certain
circumstances, the expectation of privacy that all employees
are afforded can be set aside.
Employment law is applied in the same fashion with
respect to an employee who is disciplined on the basis of offduty
conduct. The basic rule remains true: employers have no
jurisdiction or authority over what employees do outside of
work hours, unless the employer can show that its legitimate
business interests are affected in some way. In order to discipline
an employee for misconduct committed when he or
she is not on duty, the employer must prove that the behaviour
in question detrimentally affects its reputation, renders
the employee unable to discharge his or her employment
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