Employer Social Media Policy

The Social Media Policy is a policy document that provides guidelines on how an organization can use social media. During this digital era, people and organizations use the web and social media platforms to promote their products and services.

Therefore, this document provides employer's expectations on the appropriate use of social media to ensure that their business is properly portrayed in the digital space. It includes the type of content that can be shared online and when to post content. For example, employees should not disclose confidential and sensitive information about their company.

This document can be used by every employer to control how information will be shared on social media. This policy describes the rules that every employee must follow when sharing company information and how employees should use their private social media platforms while working for the employer.

How to use this document

This document should be used by any business that wants to have a written policy on the company's use of social media. It requires information such as the details of the employer, the employer's expectations on how employees post company-related content either on their private social media handle or their employer's social media platform.

After completing this document, it should be delivered to employees at the beginning of their employment or at any time. The employer can also keep a copy of this document for their record.

Note that the employer may either give their employees the hard or soft copy of this document.

Applicable law

There are no specific laws regulating this document. However, the Labour Act, 2004 is the primary legislation that regulates employment matters in Nigeria. Also, the general rules of contract apply to this document.

How to modify the template

You fill out a form. The document is created before your eyes as you respond to the questions.

At the end, you receive it in Word and PDF formats. You can modify it and reuse it.