Is this classed as Gross Misconduct ??

serious_saver

tomjonesrules wrote: »

I have had to clear up several messy situations caused by ACAS and their poor advice. The latest is ACAS advising an employer they did not need to attend a tribunal hearing because they were not defending the claim, which resulted in a 50% uplift in the claimant's award.

So you're an employment lawyer, why didn't you say so?

dickydonkin

Quote:
Originally Posted by sho_me_da_money
She did not say the company are S**T
She said she thinks It is S**T that COMPANYX are making people redundant.

tomjonesrules wrote: »

Which would imply to a reasonable person that she thinks her employer is unethical, hence being a breach of mutual trust and confidence.

And I suspect that many companies do not wish to have their dirty washing aired on a social networking site.

tomjonesrules

serious_saver wrote: »

So you're an employment lawyer, why didn't you say so?

I am not a solicitor, but I do have a professional interest in this area. I am not against free advice services per se, I just find that ACAS are a particularly poor example (as well as the EHRC since the merger).

FOX_HOUND

Too many Uncle Toms on here all too blindly willing to accept the employers chains.

tomjonesrules

FOX_HOUND wrote: »

Too many Uncle Toms on here all too blindly willing to accept the employers chains.

If it is a choice of having an income or not, I would willingly censor my thoughts about my employer on a social networking site!

FOX_HOUND

tomjonesrules wrote: »

If it is a choice of having an income or not, I would willingly censor my thoughts about my employer on a social networking site!

I'll find someone else who allows employees freedom of expression.

What people say outside and what they do in work are two different things and should be seen as such.

tomjonesrules

FOX_HOUND wrote: »

I'll find someone else who allows employees freedom of expression.

What people say outside and what they do in work are two different things and should be seen as such.

That is a very idealistic view. I trust you'll ask that the JCP put that in your Jobseeking Agreement?

Uncertain

FOX_HOUND wrote: »

What people say outside and what they do in work are two different things and should be seen as such.

Well maybe in your idea of Utopia they should be but this is supposed to be about helping the OP with her current problem!

Pete111

sho_me_da_money wrote: »

I am an IT guy.

I work for a tech company that has 10,000 centres in over 160 countries.

We DO have an IT policy

We DO NOT have any clause made with reference to Social Networking or comments made in the public domain.

The generic IT policy states things like - misuse of email, abuse of internet access at work, surfing !!!!!!, installing unauthorized software etc.

On a side note, I totally agree with Azari.

LOOK AT WHAT SHE SAID !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She did not say the company are S**T
She said she thinks It is S**T that COMPANYX are making people redundant.

Nothing in that comment brings the company in to disrepute.


Look at the 2 cases - which do you honestly think this comment/situation falls into?

It's a no brainer baby.

Wow. I didn't realise an argument became more effective in CAPs and a bigger font...

The company clearly feels her comments brought in into disrepute that much is abundantly clear. You can debate whether using the word !!!! in a certain context is worse than another but lets be honest, neither is very clever and liable to get you in hot water if postsed publically - especially if it is in the context of redundancies where a company may not wish these to become public knowledge

Finally, the fact your company is behind the times re it's policies doesn't mean everyones HR team is so slow witted. I would say it is more likely they DO have a social networking policy.

Sambucus_Nigra

FOX_HOUND wrote: »

I'll find someone else who allows employees freedom of expression.

What people say outside and what they do in work are two different things and should be seen as such.

I'm sure the OP can print that off and they will give them their job back pronto.

Job done.