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EAT unfair dismissal re comments made by employee on social media - British Waterways Board (t/a Scottish Canals) v Smith [EAT] 03.08.15 (Unreported)
Unfair dismissal - Comments on social media - Employee writing Facebook entries about drinking when on standby at work and stating offensive views of colleagues - Whether employer acting reasonably in dismissing him. HELD employer's appeal allowed. The dismissal was not unfair. The ET had substituted its own views for that of the employer. A reasonable investigation had taken place, the employer lost confidence in the employee, and that a fair procedure was followed.
Link to Westlaw version of Herald articleLInk to decision
Appeal cancels canal worker's tribunal victory (Herald 06.08.15)
Category: Employment » Dismissal; Misconduct; Trust and confidence. Area(s) of law: Employment.