Public Training

How to Use Social Media Legally in Workplace

(Course Code: BM171205)

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Date: 2017.12.05 (Tue)

Time: 9:30am - 5:30pm

Venue: CED School of Business (3/F., 210 Java Road, North Point, H.K.)

Language: Cantonese with English terminology

Fee: HKD1900/*HKD1700

*Discount for payment settled on or before 24 November 2017, or 3 delegates apply together.

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The use of social media in the workplace has increased rapidly and the spontaneous and far-reaching character of social media posts makes them extremely powerful in promoting an organizations’ brand and also giving rise to platforms that facilitate the interaction of employees, employers and clients. However, it also raises legal issues, for example, those relating to privacy and personal data protection in personal and cooperate level, trademark or copyright infringement, social media marketing, labor relations, defamation, discrimination, internet abuse (cyber slacking, cyber bullying) and sometimes even criminal liability.

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Who Should Attend

Corporate Owner, Administration Manager, IT Security Manager, Social Media and Digital Marketing Manager.

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Course Objectives：

​This course is designed to assist the participants to understand relevant statutes, e.g. Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap.486, Law of Hong Kong), Disability Discrimination Ordinance (Cap. 487, Law of Hong Kong), Race Discrimination Ordinance (Cap. 602, Law of Hong Kong), Defamation Ordinance (Cap. 21, Law of Hong Kong) etc. and relevant court judgments in relation to the use of social media so as to assist them to formulate a proper and practical social media management within the workplace in order to protect the right and interest of the cooperates, employees, also to facilitate the business relationship with clients.

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Course Content：

• Social media (corporate use/ employee use)

• Relevant law relating to privacy, confidentiality and personal data protection

• Relevant law relating to defamation

• Relevant law relating to discrimination

• Internet abuse

• Relevant law relating to social media and intellectual property rights

• Social media evidence in court

• Relevant practical issues in social media management

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Certificate：

Participants who successfully complete this course and have 80% attendance will be issued a Certificate of Attendance

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Trainer: 

Ms LAU-Wan-ching Barrister-at-Law

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Enquiry
Tel: 2153 9887
Email: training@ced.edu.hk

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