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Social Media: A labour law perspective
R6,900.00
Social Media: A Labour Law Perspective explores the complex interplay between social media and employment law, highlighting evolving legal challenges and employer risks like defamation and vicarious liability. The textbook examines how constitutional rights such as dignity, equality, privacy, and freedom of expression interact with social media in the workplace. It provides in-depth analysis of employer and employee interests, offering insights into effective social media policy implementation. This guide equips students with practical knowledge to navigate and manage social media within legal frameworks effectively.
As an institution that is responsive to changing student requirements in certain sectors of the market, we have introduced an online option offering shorter courses. These courses provide quick wins for busy professionals and can fast-track careers in a matter of weeks or months. Professionals can stay at the cutting edge of industry-relevant skills development, as they compete in the dynamic 4IR (fourth industrial revolution) job market. Like our distance courses, our online courses allow you to register at any time. Studying is flexible and can be scheduled according to your needs.
COURSE DURATION:
12 Months
COURSE START DATES:
You can start studying this course at any time of the year as soon as you have completed your registration, you can get started. There are no specific registration dates!
COURSE INFORMATION:
This course contains a CourseBookTM, which is an innovative fusion of the traditional textbook and online course, combining quality educational content with an interactive, social learning experience to promote success. The course has been broken into three Study Phases (please see below). At the end of each study phase, there is a quiz that you are required to complete.
- Study Phase 1 Quiz:
- Employment relations and social media
- Employer risk: Defamation
- Employer risk: Vicarious liability
- Study Phase 2 Quiz:
- Conflicting rights: The right to dignity and equality
- Conflicting rights: The right to privacy and freedom of expression
- Employer interests: Law of contract and content ownership
- Employer interests: Other social media considerations
- Study Phase 3 Quiz:
- Employee interests: Employment, performance and dismissal
- Employee interests: The work environment and employment practices
- Protecting employer and employee interests
ASSESSMENT:
Work through the workbook. At the end of each Study Phase, there is a quiz to complete. You need to complete and pass each of the quizzes with a minimum of 70% to get a certificate. No restrictions on your attempts.
COURSE EXIT OUTCOMES:
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Outline South African law sources and explain social media’s legal challenges in the workplace.
- Analyze defamation, social media, and employer risk, including defenses and remedies.
- Explain vicarious liability in relation to social media and employer risk mitigation strategies.
- Discuss the rights to dignity, equality, privacy, and freedom of expression, and their workplace legal implications.
- Evaluate intellectual property, copyright, trademarks, and brand reputation considerations in social media use.
- Assess social media’s impact on employment, performance, dismissal, and remedies for unfair dismissal.
- Discuss workplace discrimination, unfair labor practices, and digital evidence issues related to social media.
- Propose strategies for employers to mitigate social media risks, including policy creation, social media literacy, and monitoring.
- Identify POPIA requirements and implications for social media in the workplace.
- Analyze the Employment Equity Act (EEA) and Labour Relations Act (LRA) roles in managing social media-related workplace issues.
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