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Fake social networking profile results in employee's dismissal

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Spain
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  • April 26 2012

The Cartagena Labour Court (Ruling No 5172011) was not convinced that the plaintiff employee had created a fake profile of the company's director on a social networking site, sent invitations to other employees, and published a number of defamatory comments about the company just to make a joke

Fine imposed for disparaging former employer online

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • France
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  • March 16 2012

Believing his dismissal was unjustified, a former employee of an insurance company created a new social networking profile and used a pseudonym to disparage his former employer

2011 in review and 2012 challenges

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • USA
  • -
  • February 10 2012

In this update, we identify top labor and employment developments in the U.S. and offer proactive tips to help employers plan for compliance challenges in 2012

French Supreme Court upholds right of company to access an employee's emails

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • France
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  • March 9 2011

Confirming a line of French decisions, the French Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) has rendered a decision on whether an employer may access its employee's emails in the workplace

Employer’s defamation claim against employee dismissed

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • China
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  • November 2 2010

In October 2010, the Changning District Court in Shanghai dismissed a company's defamation claim against an employee because the information posted by the employee on the internet was true in all material respects