Employee checklist Departments may include the following checklist as part of their policies and procedures as a guide for employees when they are posting material on a social media website via government-owned ICT services, facilities and devices. Employees should ask themselves these questions prior to posting content on social media. If any of an employee’s answers fall within the do not post column, then the employee should not post the material. Question Do not Post post Will the reputation of your department or the Queensland Government be Y N harmed? Will your personal or professional reputation be harmed? Y N Will the personal or professional reputation of a colleague be harmed? Y N If the posting contains the personal information of another person, do you N Y have consent to post that information? In posting the material, are you behaving with integrity, honesty, respect N Y and accountability? Is it to others that you are making the posting as a private individual N Y and not as an authorised representative of your department or the Queensland Government? Does the posting contain inappropriate or offensive material? Y N Does the posting contain confidential information that is not already in the Y N public domain? Does the posting contain information about your official role and duties, or Y N work related activities or events, that are not already in the public domain? Does the posting give the impression that you are the authorised Y N representative of your department or the Queensland Government or that your personal opinion is the opinion or position of your department or the Queensland Government? Are you willing to accept the posting as a permanent and public record of N Y your personal opinion? Would you be willing for the content of your posting to be viewed by a N Y stranger on the street or your supervisor? Does the posting otherwise constitute an unauthorised use of Queensland Y N Government ICT services, facilities and devices?
Employee checklist Departments may include the following checklist as part of their policies and procedures as a guide for employees when they are posting material on a social media website via government-owned ICT services, facilities and devices. Employees should ask themselves these questions prior to posting content on social media. If any of an employee’s answers fall within the do not post column, then the employee should not post the material. Question Do not post Post Will the reputation of your department or the Queensland Government be harmed? Y N Will your personal or professional reputation be harmed? Y N Will the personal or professional reputation of a colleague be harmed? Y N If the posting contains the personal information of another person, do you have consent to post that information? N Y In posting the material, are you behaving with integrity, honesty, respect and accountability? N Y Is it to others that you are making the posting as a private individual and not as an authorised representative of your department or the Queensland Government? N Y Does the posting contain inappropriate or offensive material? Y N Does the posting contain confidential information that is not already in the public domain? Y N Does the posting contain information about your official role and duties, or work related activities or events, that are not already in the public domain? Y N Does the posting give the impression that you are the authorised representative of your department or the Queensland Government or that your personal opinion is the opinion or position of your department or the Queensland Government? Y N Are you willing to accept the posting as a permanent and public record of your personal opinion? N Y Would you be willing for the content of your posting to be viewed by a stranger on the street or your supervisor? N Y Does the posting otherwise constitute an unauthorised use of Queensland Government ICT services, facilities and devices? Y N
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