Tweet storm | Staff social media use has caused damage for 51% of firms

More than half of employers (51%) admit to having experienced bad publicity and/or staff-related issues due to a lack of social media screening - yet more than a third don’t have a social media policy in place.

Research has found that, overall, businesses strongly recognise the potential damage social media behaviour can have on their reputation (72%) - and yet less than two-thirds (64%) have a specific employment policy providing guidelines on how their workforce should behave online.

The findings were part of a new study conducted by Vero, which looked into the issues and challenges businesses are facing when it comes to the recruitment and retention of new skills in the post-pandemic world.

Vero's Changing Face of Background Screening whitepaper asked almost 300 businesses about their attitudes towards, and current levels of engagement in, pre-employment screening practices.