This week’s case explores what happens when social media posts become the scapegoat for whistleblower dismissals. Last week, we had the case of Anne-Marie Alexis v the Westminster Drug Project (WDP) highlighting the challenges of balancing restructuring needs, disability accommodations, and maintaining trust between employers and employees. For those that missed it you can find [...]
Hello everyone, and thank you for joining me for another Case of the Week update. My name is Kyle, and I am one of the solicitors here at PJH Law. For those that missed our newsletter, you can find that here. If you haven't read it yet, go back and read it it's great I [...]
It has been a while since we covered social media in a serious context in the update. Usually it is part of the lighter side of the news section due to the outrageous things that ended up being posted. In the past this has included sharing a rival butcher’s meat offer, tweeting about Donald Trump […]
We round off this month’s update with some tabloid takes on employment law. This month we have a doubleheader for you. First up we have Ayub Patel, a Job Centre employee who was dismissed for criticising Donal Trump and Tommy Robinson on Twitter. Mr. Patel had 25 years’ service and a clean disciplinary record at […]
Our second tabloid tale is perhaps best described as Schadenfreude of the week. Zoe Brunt, purportedly the UK’s meanest traffic warden, has been dismissed for parking on double yellows. Apparently known to brag about ticketing people, Brunt posted online about the pleasure she took from giving out tickets. This included laughing at a sewerage worker […]
To round off this month’s update we bring you another tale of haphazard employment law. A guilty-pleasure browse of any tabloid website will no doubt feature an article on someone who was sacked for arbitrary/ridiculous/hilarious (delete as appropriate) reasons and this month is no different. This month’s culprit was a butcher who was dismissed for gross misconduct […]
Every month we like to include an outlandish sacking that falls into the grasp of sensationalist tabloid newspapers. This month a McDonald’s employee was sacked after taunting a homeless person about being hungry and then throwing a burger on the floor for him to eat. The incident took place outside of work but the employee filmed […]
Another month another sensationalist story. Every month we try and bring you the most absurd piece of news from that part of the Daily Mail next to the sidebar of shame (you know, the news bit), this month’s entrant is Eleonora Verbitskaya, a Russian bureaucrat who was sacked after racy pictures of her were found online. Ms […]
Good afternoon, on a sunny Friday we thought it fitting that this weeks’ case concerns an employee posting drunk comments on Facebook when they were on standby to work. Maybe it’s best not to sneak off early to the beer garden. The question this week is: Is it fair dismiss to an employee for a […]
Once again there are no new EAT judgments for us to write about, however, we have found another story that has made headlines this week which is an employment law conundrum. As some of you may be aware local football team Leicester City FC have been embroiled in scandal this week. Tabloid newspapers obtained […]
The question this week is Are employee’s personal social media accounts capable of bringing an employer’s reputation into disrepute? This is the first EAT case involving Twitter. The Respondent, GAME, has over 300 stores in the UK. Mr Laws, the Claimant, was employed as a risk and loss prevention investigator and was in charge of […]
Social Media is becoming a hot topic in many businesses. As well as being a valuable business tool for marketing and staff recruitment, social media can present a number of risks – both legal and reputational to organisations when used inappropriately. Those risks can be mitigated by ensuring all employees understand their employer’s rules on the use […]
No. In March 2013 after blogging daily for 6 years the team at PJH Law took a blogging holiday. During our blogging sabbatical we took a tour of other Solicitors’ blogs to see if we were missing anything. We weren’t. Many blogs are lacking all or some of the following: 1. Generosity: A blog should […]
Following the case of Smith v Trafford Housing Trust and a recent case involving an employee’s linked in account, many employers are now ensuring they have policies and procedures in place to govern this tricky area of social media that traverses both home and work life.
