Carer Positive: Scottish Gas

Carers Scotland has worked with Carer Positive employers in Scotland to produce a range of videos designed to highlight best practice in supporting employees with caring responsibilities. The case studies feature the experiences of carers and their employers, showing the benefits of good support from both perspectives.

This video features Scottish Gas. Part of the Centrica Group, it supplies gas, electricity, boilers and other home services and has 6,300 employees in Scotland.

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From: Carers UK

Related topics : internal employee social network

Social Media Policy Legal Concerns for Businesses

Northwest Michigan Works! and the Employer Training Council (ETC) held a workshop in Traverse City to help businesses learn about the legal aspects of their social media policies. One of the workshop speakers was Matt Drake, an attorney who is the operations manager and handles social networking at Short's Brewing Company. Drake told businesses they have to be careful about placing limits on what employees post on social media. Watch the video to find out more.

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From: Networks Northwest

Related topics : post social media in one place / company social media policy / social media business / social media management company / social network policies at work

Buzz2010 Alexandra Levit

Every organization should have a written policy setting out its expectations of employees who use social media, says Wall Street Journal career columnist Alexandra Levit. The key is to be clear and not to take anything for granted, she says: Define your terms, spell out precisely what you consider acceptable and explicitly tell employees the kinds of information that should never be shared on social networks.

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From: smartbrief

Related topics : social network policy for employees

"Governance 2.0": Implications of Online Social Networking for Government (Arabic)

Panelists Mishaal Al-Gergawi, Hosam Al-Sokkari, Al-Jood Lootah, and Amal Al-Mutawa explore the implications of using Web 2.0 in government at the policy forum on "Social Networking for Better e-Governance and Fostering the Knowledge Society in the UAE," held at Dubai School of Government on May 17 & 18, 2010. In this, clip they discuss bridging the "generation gap" between young web-savvy citizens and government employees and the older generation of government officials and decision-makers who...

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From: Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government -MBRSG

Related topics : schools and online social networking / social network policy for schools / social networking policies for employees