Our Employment Law colleagues blog on another Employment Tribunal case related to an employee’s use of social media. In this case, the employer’s social media policy was relevant to the Tribunal’s dismissal of the employee’s claim.

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Recently, there have been a number of Employment Tribunal cases focusing on employees’ Facebook posts. In Weeks v Everything Everywhere Limited, the claimant was dismissed after making posts that compared his employer to Dante’s Inferno.

Everything Everywhere Limited (EEL) employed Mr Weeks as a customer service adviser. Its social media policy warned employees to avoid making posts that could damage EEL’s reputation or be viewed as bullying and harassment.

Mr Weeks frequently made Facebook posts that likened EEL to Dante’s classical portrayal of Hell, such as “Dante’s awaits me – what a downer 12 hours of love and mirth“. Ms Lynn, one of his colleagues, reported these comments to Mr Groom, his line manager. Mr Groom formally warned Mr Weeks to stop posting in this manner.

After receiving the warning, Mr Weeks made posts which Ms Lynn found threatening. For example, he posted “it saddens me that people…

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