Latest Legal News - Facebook Generation (May 2011)

Most of your employees probably use Social Media and Social Networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn, blogs etc whether for customer relations or general communications.  Have you considered how your employees' use of Social Media might bring your business into disrepute?

In the recent case of Preece - v - Weatherspoons, Weatherspoons were able to successfully defend a claim for unfair dismissal and lawfully sack one of their employees for making inappropriate comments on Facebook about Weatherspoons' customers. This was thanks to the robust email, internet and intranet policy that Weatherspoons had in place.

This highlights the importance and usefulness of having a properly drafted policy covering not just emails but also use of Social Media by employees.

We can help you create an internal policy to steer your employees towards the correct way of using Social Media to help not hinder your business and also to protect you, should the policy be breached.

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