HR Practice Pointer: Bulletin Boards In The Workplace

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Published on Thursday, 25 August 2011 01:11

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Employers commonly use bulletin boards as a means of posting information for employees, and as a place where employees can post information. Bulletin boards are typically located in lunch/break areas in the workplace. An employer is not required to have a bulletin board, although some union contracts require bulletin board space for use by the union. Employers should address the use of bulletin boards in the employee handbook, and in particular should require that items posted on the bulletin board are approved prior to posting by a supervisor to ensure that discriminatory/harassing/inappropriate items are not posted. In addition, employers/supervisors should check bulletin boards on a regular basis to ensure that inappropriate/unlawful items have not been posted.