entire social networking community and are no longer private matters. While AJK will not be continuously monitoring employees’ personal conduct on social networking sites, and will not require disclosure of passwords, information, or request access, it might be a good guideline to assume that anything posted on your personal social networking profile could potentially be seen by anyone at AJK. It is for your own security and defense that you follow these guidelines: • Do not use blogging or social networking sites that are not designed for business purposes, to talk about AJK business on your personal account, even on your own time. Do not post anything you would not want your manager/supervisor to see or that would put your job in jeopardy. • Do not use AJK’s name, logo, address, or other information in your personal profile. This is for your physical safety, as well the safety of everyone else at AJK, and the protection of AJK’s brand. • Do not post any pictures or comments involving AJK or other AJK employees that could be construed as inappropriate. • You are also responsible for what other users post on your individual social networking profile. Do not allow inappropriate or sensitive information regarding AJK anywhere on your profile, even if it is generated by a different user. • Remember that if your personal profile is visible to other employees at AJK, supervisors, managers or peers, practice caution. You have control over yourself, but not over these employees, and just one inappropriate picture or comment taken out of context could fall into the wrong hands and cost you your job. This policy will not be interpreted or applied so as to interfere with the rights of employees to discuss or share information related to their wages, hours, or other terms and conditions of employment. Employees have the right to engage in or refrain from such activities. BLOGGING POLICY Blogging has become a popular activity on the internet and you may now or in the future decide to start a blog. AJK takes no position on your decision to start or maintain a blog. You are, however, prohibited from "blogging" on work time or during working hours. Likewise, you may not use AJK computers (or other AJK provided devices) to blog. You are also subject to AJK's discipline policy for any blog posting that discusses, directly or indirectly, AJK, its business or its managers, employees, or former employees. That is true for both current AJK activities or those planned or being discussed. The actual content of the posting is irrelevant. That is, it does not matter if the posting is positive or negative. Unless specifically instructed, you are not authorized to speak on behalf of AJK and, therefore, must not do so. This policy will not be interpreted or applied so as to interfere with the rights of employees to discuss or share information related to their wages, hours, or other terms and conditions of employment. Employees have the right to engage in or refrain from such activities. TELECOMMUTING Telecommuting provides employees with an opportunity to work from an alternative work environment instead of in the primary location of AJK. Telecommuting must be pre-approved by an employee’s supervisor and cannot be initiated without a Telecommuting Agreement. Revised January 2024 Page 33 of 55
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