Free expression and privacy rights may not stop workers being dismissed over social-media posts – internet law experts

Free expression and privacy rights may not stop workers being dismissed over social-media posts – internet law experts

Employees’ rights to privacy and to freedom of expression may not prevent them being dismissed or censured at work over their private social-media posts, an internet law specialist has warned. Disclaimers at the top of a private social-media account stating opinions expressed were personal had “zero” value as a defence, Michael O’Doherty, a barrister, lecturer…

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