Social media in the workplace: a guide for employers
As a tool used for both marketing and personal communication, understanding the role of social media in the workplace is an important aspect of managing business operations and company culture. How can social media impact businesses? Even if you do… Read on
Personal social media at work: ECHR decision
The decision of the European Court of Human Rights about employee’s private use of a Yahoo Messenger account has hit the news in a big way over the last couple of days. We explain the legal rationale behind it. Background… Read on
Facebook remarks 2 years ago: fair dismissal
The EAT has held that it was fair of the British Waterways Board to dismiss their employee, Mr Smith, because of comments he had made on Facebook 2 years previously. This was even though the Waterways Board had known about… Read on
Dismissal for offensive tweets unfair
How did the EAT approach the fairness of a dismissal for posting offensive tweets? The EAT has recently found that it was, indeed, fair to dismiss an employee for making offensive tweets in a case which highlights the considerations that… Read on