Personal appearance and behaviour

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  Employment law cases

  Facebook page criticising employer did not justify dismissal

  Employees' entries on social media critical that are of their employer will not always justify dismissal, as this case demonstrates.

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  Employment law cases

  Golf club fairly dismissed employee for excessive personal internet use at work

  An employment tribunal found that a golf club fairly dismissed an employee for excessive personal internet use during working hours, despite the fact that it did not have a formal policy on staff use of the internet.

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  Training

  Personal workplace relationships quiz - line manager training

  A quiz for line managers to test their knowledge on personal workplace relationships.

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  Training

  Timekeeping quiz - line manager training

  A quiz for line managers to test their knowledge on effective timekeeping management.

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  FAQs

  Can an employer prevent employees from political campaigning at the workplace in support of a particular political party?

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  FAQs

  Can an employer prevent employees from displaying support for a particular political party at work, for example by wearing a badge or t-shirt?

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  Employment law cases

  Female Muslim discriminated against for not wearing a headscarf

  In this case, an employer's religion-based intolerance led to a successful discrimination claim.

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  FAQs

  If an employee has used social media to make a defamatory comment about one of their employer's competitors, what should the employer do?

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  FAQs

  What can an employer do if a former employee posts a derogatory comment about it on social media?

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Facebook entry and YouTube video led to amateur model's dismissal

  Employers can use entries on websites such as Facebook and YouTube as evidence in disciplinary proceedings, as this case demonstrates.