Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the risks employers face when employees use social media. Design/methodology/approach – This paper considers the types of risks and suggests how they could be mitigated. Findings – It is revealed that employers need two policies to manage...

Purpose – This paper aims to highlight the difficulties faced by employers in complying with a quick succession of industrial‐relations legislation changes in Australia in recent times. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on the results of a field survey of 352 Australian...

Purpose – This article aims to highlight the risks employers face when employees use social media. Design/methodology/approach – The article considers each risk in turn, and suggests how it could be reduced. Findings – The major challenge for most employers is the development of a...