Which they are entitled to do. With jobs come some fairly minor responsibility to respect them.It is the same as someone getting sacked because they did something outside of work that made the news.
Fuck all to do with his / her job but the company trying to protect the public image
Not the first time social media has sparked a disciplinary at our gaff.A friend of mine was dismissed for writing a satirical post management deemed racist yesterday.
The company does has a social media policy but this hasn't been agreed with the unions because they thought it was too invasive into members personal lives outside of work.
The people that know him knew it was but they've used it as an excuse to sack him and deny two others promotions who liked it.
It got me thinking about how some workplaces seem to think they own you outside of your contract hours and then use your SM to punish you.
I’d never post anything in my name online, other than work related on LinkedIn, it’s just not worth it in today’s world.They have people who trawl SM,and then there are the poisonous twats who see something and 'run upstairs' with their evidence.The lesson is.....dont provide reason or excuse.
Spot on,this world is poisonous.I’d never post anything in my name online, other than work related on LinkedIn, it’s just not worth it in today’s world.
His union reps are already doing it. Luckily he worked in a union recognised environment. Hoping to get him back on appeal as another colleague charged with the same thing was given a written warning. The other person has a reputation of being a management lackey.Tell him or her to speak to an employment lawyer if they don't already have plans to. These policies certainly seem to be in conflict with freedom of expression.
Obviously there is a balancing act between discrimination policies but the sense I get is these policies are more often used as a convenient method to dismiss employees.
In the meantime it is probably best practice to put as much distance and barriers between your social media and employers. Use of private profiles, alternate name/anonymity, no reference to occupation or employer in bio and don't give access to untrustworthy colleagues who could turn grass.
Should strengthen argument that you weren't bringing employer into disrepute if there is no discernible link (even with googling) between them and you.
Social media. Just not worth it.
This. I don't know why folk risk putting anything but the most banal and mainstream opinion on a medium which is infested by millions of people hovering for a chance make themselves look good by feigning offence and outrage.I’d never post anything in my name online, other than work related on LinkedIn, it’s just not worth it in today’s world.