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Tweet and be damned?

  • Pitmans LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • September 21 2012

Prompted by an incident involving a derogatory Twitter message sent to diver Tom Daley during the Olympics, the Director of Public Prosecutions issued a statement on 20 September 2012 about CPS policy on social media prosecutions

Social media

  • Pitmans LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • August 17 2012

It was held by an employment tribunal in a recent case that an employer was vicariously liable for unwanted comments relating to an employee’s sexual orientation posted on his Facebook page by colleagues

Employers get into bed with social media

  • Pitmans LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • July 12 2012

The rise of the internet and the popularity of smart phones mean that nearly every individual has access to some form of social media everyday, and at all hours

Planning for the Olympic and Paralympic Games

  • Pitmans LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 19 2012

ACAS has published updated guidance to help employers affected by London 2012 to plan for the Olympic and Paralympic Games

Employers can tell how good you’ll be at your job based on your facebook profile (and those drunken photos aren’t all bad)

  • Pitmans LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 28 2012

According to a recent study carried out at a University in America employers’ may look favourably on an individual based on their social network page

Cyberbullying a time to take note

  • Pitmans LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 16 2012

Thanks to the media and public figures speaking out the awareness of cyberbullying is ever increasing

Employment law implications for former News of the World employees

  • Pitmans LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • July 20 2011

Whilst revelations of the alleged scandalous behaviour at the News of the World are sure to rumble on for some time yet, the jilted journalists and other former employees of the newspaper will no doubt be keen to put the public relations disaster behind them and look to rebuild their careers

Facebook, Twitter and internet communications an employer’s dilemma

  • Pitmans LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 23 2011

Reliant on a youthful workforce that has grown up with instant news and social media networks employers within the hospitality sector are frequently challenged by on-line comments that often overstep the mark