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In two recent cases, employers had each dismissed an employee for comments they’d made on Facebook about their workplaces. At the tribunal, one lost but the other successfully defended its decision.
So how did it win?
Published 07.11.2011
You’ve been tipped off about a former employee who has posted offensive comments about your business and certain managers on social media. What action, if any, can you take?
Published 23.04.2015
Usually, it’s an employee who falls into a trap when using Facebook - many have lost their jobs for posting negative comments on it. But why has one employer, who used it to communicate with an
employee, landed itself in hot water?
Published 07.04.2010
An employee has seen some comments on a colleague’s private Facebook page which are clearly derogatory towards your business. Can you use this evidence to start disciplinary proceedings?
Published 22.04.2016
Social networking is a valuable business tool, but there’s one major downside: staff can easily abuse it. To help employers deal with this challenge, ACAS has produced some new “cyber” guidance. So
what does it include?
Published 21.09.2011
An employer has been left red-faced after a member of staff accidentally e-mailed a potential customer calling him a “cheeky f*****”. What simple rule would have prevented its public humiliation?
Published 14.05.2015
In a recent case, a male employee had been sacked for gross misconduct after he posted vulgar comments on Facebook about a female colleague. He argued that this was a “breach of his human rights”.
What did the tribunal say?
Published 14.05.2012
Improper use of social networking sites by staff can harm your business, as Virgin Atlantic recently discovered. So what lessons can you learn?
Published 12.12.2008
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