As Americans, our freedom of speech is guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution not to be infringed upon by the government. Many of us exercise that right on social media. While we have freedom of speech, we do not have freedom from consequences of that speech at work.
The consequence of an HII employee posting racist, sexist, bullying or other divisive content that may create a disruption in the workplace on his or her social media pages — or even on someone else’s — may be disciplinary action, up to and including termination. The company’s expectations on employee behavior are included in HII’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct.
Read more about what you need to know as an HII employee when it comes to social media here.
