I recently came across these interesting observations by a senior member of the Fair Work Commission about the use…
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There is a substantial and inherent risk for an employee in using social media to vent on the employer. “There…
An employee who was dismissed because he posted a sexually suggestive (and grossly defamatory) image on his Facebook page falsely…
According to a recent media report there is an increasing trend for Australian employers to ban the presence and use…
In a somewhat controversial decision, the Fair Work Commission, in the exercise of its anti-bullying jurisdiction, under which it can…
In re Broadmeadows Disability Services, (2011) FWA 4063 the Fair Work Commission in determining whether under the BOOT test an…
The use of social media to communicate an employee’s views about issues of interest to him or her can be…
The importance of an employer having a social media policy is well illustrated in the cases Little v Credit Corp…
In Naiman Clarke Pty Ltd v Marianna Tuccia [2012] NSWSC 314 it was alleged that an employee who was a…
The use of social media is unquestionably ubiquitous in the workplace, both as a powerful communication tool, and as a…
