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<strong>IQ</strong> legal Warnings on social media In the recent case of British Waterways Board v. Smith, The Employment Tribunal (EAT) concluded that it was fair to dismiss an employee who had made derogatory comments about his employer on Facebook. This case was noteworthy because the employee’s misconduct had taken place two years before his dismissal and the employer had been aware of it as far back as one year beforehand. The EAT found that the delay in the employer relying on the misconduct as a basis for dismissal (for gross misconduct) had no effect on whether or not the employee had been fairly dismissed, nor did the EAT consider it appropriate to criticise the employer for the delay in taking action. The EAT disagreed with the decision of the lower employment tribunal, which held that the dismissal fell outside the range of reasonable responses which a reasonable employer might have adopted in these circumstances. The case is a warning to employees who have made or who may be tempted to make derogatory comments about their employer on social media, and any delay in its discovery or response thereto will not necessarily mean that the employer will have lost the opportunity to take action at a later date. The case is also an important reminder for employers to maintain and police an effective Social Media Policy. Mark Edmondson, director at Edmondson Hall Solicitors, highlights the growing need for employers to consider a Social Media Policy ACAS advises employers to consider the following points: • Work out a policy: An employer should set out in writing what it regards as acceptable behaviour in the use of social media at work, and also what is unacceptable. It should also give clear guidelines for employees on what they can and cannot say about the organisation. • Draw a line between private and work lives: An employer should be clear throughout its policy in making a distinction between business and private use of social media. If it allows limited private use in the workplace, or use which is in any way connected with the organisation, it should be clear what this actually means in practice. • Be ready to adapt: A policy can have many benefits, but an employer should make sure it is written in a way that can accommodate alterations, so it keeps pace with the continuing evolution of social media. More Information www.edmondsonhall.com www.acas.org.uk issue <strong>15</strong> | page 23
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