Question 131: Upon detecting Employees using social networks to conduct inappropriate behaviours in accordance with enterprise regulations, how can Employers affirm that Employees do so? May Employers investigate the case by themselves or must they have recourse to the police in accordance with the law? If Employers may investigate by themselves, to what extent may the investigation be conducted under the law?
In principle, the means of employment provided by any Employer, such as electronic equipment and computers, to Employees will be considered corporate assets. Therefore, if the Employer suspects that Employees are using social network to perform acts that are inconsistent with the ILRs, the Employer himself may verify whether Employees violate through the inspection of…