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- Type:
- Policies and documents
Updated to reflect changes to the law on the use of mobile phones while driving.
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- Type:
- Employment law manual
Updated to include information on the FCA's expectations for firms with remote or hybrid working arrangements.
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- Date:
- 25 October 2021
- Type:
- Law reports
We examine four employment tribunal decisions concerning the dismissal of employees for social media activities.
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- Date:
- 3 February 2021
- Type:
- Law reports
In Higgs v Farmor's School, an employment tribunal considered whether or not an employee's belief opposing gender fluidity constituted a philosophical belief within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010.
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- Date:
- 18 August 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Social media has grown in use exponentially since Facebook was launched 16 years ago, and so has the risk to users. Daniel Piddington examines how employers can keep an eye on their staff's social media posts without falling foul of the law.
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- Date:
- 13 February 2020
- Type:
- Law reports
In Hall v Weightmans LLP, an employment tribunal found that the employee's dismissal for excessive internet use discovered during a disciplinary investigation was fair and that the appeal procedure followed was "textbook".
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- Type:
- How to
Updated to refer to Atherton v Bensons Vending Ltd, in which an employee's derogatory comments about his employer on Facebook did not justify the withholding of notice pay.
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- Date:
- 26 March 2019
- Type:
- Law reports
In Elliott v RMS Cash Solutions Ltd, a Northern Ireland tribunal held that a cash transit firm fairly dismissed an employee whose Snapchat posts revealed a colleague's personal details. The posts increased the risk of "tiger kidnapping", which involves staff or their families being kidnapped to force staff to help commit a crime.
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- Type:
- Policies and documents
Updated to take account of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018, including a new section to explain how personal data will be handled during monitoring of mobile telephone use.
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- Type:
- Policies and documents
Updated to take account of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018, including a new section to explain how personal data will be handled when monitoring the making of personal calls on work telephones.
