All well and good, but once something is on the web, there is no guarantee that it can be removed, so the damage may be small, but over a prolonged period of time, which would need to be considered. However, I do agree that given the circumstances maybe some form of training and support may have been offered and a warning rather than dismissal.
As always, there's two side to a story.
I think a suitably written policy can be very water tight if it is implemented with proper controls. No good having a policy that is not distributed or read by staff.
Simon Howarth.
-----Original Message-----
From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection issues [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Griffiths, Ian
Sent: 08 August 2011 10:23
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [data-protection] Facebook at work
For me, the fact the member of staff was dismissed does more to damage the reputation of the brand than her original comments.
An exchange on the internet which can later be removed and recanted for me is less significant than the organisation not having been proactive enough to issue support in the first instance about how to deal with that.
The policies are obviously useful and it would appear that rights and freedoms aside, the disrepute premise is still a strong one.
Ian
-----Original Message-----
From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection issues [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Devenish
Sent: 04 August 2011 14:15
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [data-protection] Facebook at work
You may be interested in the recent dismissed appeal between Preece v JD Wetherspoons plc. This relates to a staff members inappropriate use of Facebook in the workplace.
The case is reported in the following article: http://www.xperthr.co.uk/article/108662/abusive-facebook-comments-led-to-pub-shift-managers-dismissal.aspx
The success of this dismissal appears to be down to the Employers robust ICT policy. Which leads me to ask how robust can we make ICT policies without infringing on a persons rights and freedoms? After all, work is a biographical part of our lives that we all tend to have a moan about? Some of us choose to do so Friday nights in the pub, some prefer to blog; Either way the are both public places?
Just my afternoon thought?
Cheerio for now.
Tom Devenish
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
All archives of messages are stored permanently and are
available to the world wide web community at large at
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html
If you wish to leave this list please send the command
leave data-protection to [log in to unmask]
All user commands can be found at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm
Any queries about sending or receiving messages please send to the list owner
[log in to unmask]
Full help Desk - please email [log in to unmask] describing your needs
To receive these emails in HTML format send the command:
SET data-protection HTML to [log in to unmask]
(all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
All archives of messages are stored permanently and are
available to the world wide web community at large at
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html
If you wish to leave this list please send the command
leave data-protection to [log in to unmask]
All user commands can be found at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm
Any queries about sending or receiving messages please send to the list owner
[log in to unmask]
Full help Desk - please email [log in to unmask] describing your needs
To receive these emails in HTML format send the command:
SET data-protection HTML to [log in to unmask]
(all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
All archives of messages are stored permanently and are
available to the world wide web community at large at
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html
If you wish to leave this list please send the command
leave data-protection to [log in to unmask]
All user commands can be found at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm
Any queries about sending or receiving messages please send to the list owner
[log in to unmask]
Full help Desk - please email [log in to unmask] describing your needs
To receive these emails in HTML format send the command:
SET data-protection HTML to [log in to unmask]
(all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|