For violating job ethics
Specialists: The employee's "inappropriate" appearance on "social media" exposes him to accountability
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Specialists confirmed that the employer has the right to impose administrative penalties against any employee who works for it in the event that he does not adhere to the document of principles of behavior and job ethics during his actions through his own accounts on social networking sites and to take on challenges that people carry out for financial gain in the event that he deviates from societal values and does Behavior degrading professional dignity.
They said that the employee must adhere to preserving the professional dignity and ethics of the public job, outside working hours, including his appearance on his accounts on social networking sites of all kinds, and how to express his personal opinion in a way that does not offend or harm the reputation of the job.
They stated that some jobs do not conflict with the behavior of the employee outside work by filming “trend” clips and others, while there are jobs that consider these behaviors to be disruptive to work and affect his reputation and prestige, such as challenges in which the penalties reach eating raw eggs, dancing, or standing with one leg for a certain period and other things. Penalties imposed on the loser in these challenges.
In detail, the lawyer and legal advisor, Amira Al-Suraidi, confirmed that the document on the principles of professional conduct and ethics of the public office stipulates that the public employee is obligated to maintain professional dignity, and to adhere to the basic values of government human resources in the country, in his civil life and in his social behavior at all times. A public servant must act at all times in a manner that promotes the basic values, integrity and good reputation of the state.
She stated that the regulation regulating the use of social media by federal government employees provided for directing and guiding the employee on how to use social media in a responsible and safe manner and how to express his personal opinion in a way that does not offend or harm the reputation of the job, including audio or visual means such as “Facebook” and “Twitter”, “Tik Tok”, “YouTube” and others, as the regulations stipulate administrative penalties that are imposed on every employee who violates the provisions of the regulations, and the application of administrative penalties on the violating employee does not prejudice the criminal or civil liability arising from the violation.
While the lawyer and legal advisor, Rashid Al-Hafiti, confirmed that the employee's filming of himself after the end of his official working hours and away from his place of work does not criminalize or expose him to accountability, however, some actions that do not amount to a specific position or a specific entity may be held accountable for the employee for a video clip that appears in an offensive manner. The party or puts it in a position that belittles it, such as dancing or some challenges that are considered trivial on social media programs, such as breaking an egg on one's head or eating it while it is raw, and others.
He mentioned that some employees are role models for their communities and their responsibility goes beyond their work sites, such as teachers, educators, legal professionals, media professionals, and other jobs that are closely related to society. in the reputation of the entity in which he works.
He added that several agencies inform their employees through a special document of what must be adhered to on social media and the matters that are prohibited from being issued by the employee, such as racism or publishing a clip that would incite to a specific matter and other items that differ from one employer to another, and in this case the authority has the right To impose an administrative penalty on the employee who has been proven to have acted contrary to him on social media.
On the other hand, a member of the Federal National Council, Shatha Saeed Al-Naqbi, confirmed that social media programs depend on their use on people's values and priorities, which are evident through their actions on these means.
She pointed out that social media programs highlighted the talents of a large number of employees working in several jobs, whether private or governmental, as their technological skills contributed to promoting these institutions through their institutions’ social media channels, producing awareness clips or clarifying a certain value for this entity and others, instead of needing To employ specialists in the production of such important and necessary content for the authorities and society.
And she continued: «As for the employees who portray themselves in situations that belittle them and degrade their status with the aim of financial gain and obtaining profits through followers, the truth is that when money is the main goal, the methods of earning it are evident. By refining his talent and exploiting it for the benefit of himself and his society, ”emphasizing that the employee has the right to enjoy his spare time like any other person, whether by shooting video clips or bringing joy and laughter to people and followers, but he must be keen to convey an image worthy of him and befitting his job wherever he is. .
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