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Employee wins compensation after being fired because of blog
...e the issue of how far an employer can dictate what an employee does in their private life. Debbie Sadler of Blake Lapthorn Linnell advocates caution, warning that while it is one thing to regulate employee activities during work hours, the issue becomes less clear when the actions take place in an employee’s ‘private’ time. She adds, “Employers who are able to show that they have suffered loss as a consequence of an employee posting information on his or her blogsite will be in a stronger position to justify dismissal than those who are not”.
Case | 29 Mar 2007
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Can employee blogs be good for business?
...rmation posted on a blog could potentially fall foul of these terms. In a previous article for Workplace Law Debbie Sadler of Blake Lapthorn Linnell warns that while it is one thing to regulate employee activities during work hours, the issue becomes less clear when the actions take place in an employee’s ‘private’ time. She adds: ”In 2002, a probation officer was dismissed when it was discovered that he had links to a business involving sadomasochistic activities. The activities were publicised on the internet but took place in the employee’s free time and did not refer to his employ...
News | 23 Nov 2006
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Boots coughs up
...situation deteriorated and Ms Combarel was eventually told by Boots not to return to work. In August 2004, Ms Combarel was notified that her role at Boots had been made redundant. She was later dismissed. Ms Combarel complained about the way in which her employment was terminated, stating that her dismissal contravened Boots’ long-term absence policy and its commitment to its Help Counselling Service and that Boots had failed to make any reasonable adjustments to enable her to return to work. After five years of uncertainty over her role at Boots, Ms Combarel issued legal proceedings for unfair dis...
Case | 23 Feb 2007
