The employee voice plays an important role for both employees and employers and can largely determine the sustainability of the organisation. With the increasing use of social media, it is playing an increasingly important role in the voice mechanism at work. As a result, understanding how social media is changing workplace voice from the perspectives of employees, employers, and unions is critical for the future of employee voice and how employers can properly respond to it.

Zhao Wenqi. The impact of social media on employee voice in the UK. Academic Journal of Business & Management (2023) Vol. 5, Issue 18: 52-58. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJBM.2023.051809.

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