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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Saw this and was in agreement until the end of the report. These people were out of their working environment and using their own computers at home.
This can't be legal surely?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-20886621
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"It depends what the policy is and if it is consistently applied.
Many companies now have this as a clause."
We have it at our place of work, is all part of our dignity at work policy  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My professional body can string me up if I bring them into disrepute.
For example, a drink-driving ban could result in the loss of my professional status.
At work, I need to, and am expected to, behave with a certain level of decorum.
What I do in my free time is my own business. However, they would not like it if I bring my employer into disrepute.
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"Saw this and was in agreement until the end of the report. These people were out of their working environment and using their own computers at home.
This can't be legal surely?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-20886621
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I'm sure that this organisation would surely know what could legally be done in this circumstance - they'll have taken advice - and I agree with their stance. Z |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Seven office workers at the DVLA in Swansea have been suspended for putting "inappropriate" comments jokes on Facebook."
This does not say anything about bringing the employer into disrepute. They made jokes or comments in their own time and on their own computers on their own FB accounts and "someone" in their work environment has deemed the comments worthy of disciplinary action? |
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""Seven office workers at the DVLA in Swansea have been suspended for putting "inappropriate" comments jokes on Facebook."
This does not say anything about bringing the employer into disrepute. They made jokes or comments in their own time and on their own computers on their own FB accounts and "someone" in their work environment has deemed the comments worthy of disciplinary action?"
Their comments must have been deemed to be inappropriate - standards in this country seem to be dropping at an alarming rate - something needs to be done. Z |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Inappropriate is very subjective. Some people would find that swinging is inappropriate and membership of a swinging related website by default - worthy of disciplinary action.
Where do you draw the line and who ultimately decides what is appropriate or inappropriate?bit seems a bit big brother to me... |
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"Inappropriate is very subjective. Some people would find that swinging is inappropriate and membership of a swinging related website by default - worthy of disciplinary action.
Where do you draw the line and who ultimately decides what is appropriate or inappropriate?bit seems a bit big brother to me..."
Well, someone there deemed the jokes and comments to be innapropriate - and i'm sure that they must have been pretty bad in order for them to take this course of action - otherwise it would have been a waste of time. Z |
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I do feel a little sorry for them, but anyone who works within the public sector, especially civil servants, know the dangers of posting on sites such as facebook and the consequences anything they post being seemed as offensive, or inappropriate. All civil servants have a code of practice they work to, and are constantly reminded of this during the employment, so in all honesty, they have no excuse to break it. As others have mentioned, anything such as a drink driving ban, a CCJ etc can result in them losing their jobs, they know the risk they are taking.
If it is something work related they want to discuss, most Public Sector organisations seem to be setting up Yammer accounts (corporate facebook) so perhaps they should have kept their comments to a more appropriate place?
When I was doing my Masters at York, we had public sector workers from Kenya and China on the course (on line participation) and one of the modules was around how public sector organisations managed change. A number of the students were terrified of even posting in our own 'private' forum, because if they said anything which could even be construded as negative towards their employers, would have resulted in instant dismissal. |
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"My company has a clause that you could face a disciplinary if you bring the company into ill repute whilst at or outside of work"
Quite right too..
Imagine the situation if someone was a small two or three man operation..and as the owner you found out one of them was slagging you down badly and making a total fool of you on facebook..I would be furious, and do everything I could to sack them..and then announce it on Facebook for a 'laugh'
The other down side of Facebook is the trouble it causes in the workplace between staff..often referred to as 'bitchbook'..it has been responsible for untold serious disputes in our place between women..some ending in serious reprimands.
My mantra is don't write things about people that you haven't got the bottle to say to their face. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I think it would be interested to know what was said and where exactly on FB. For instance was it on a page linked to their work or within their statuses? Or were their comments about DVLA or some of their colleagues.
I suspect that there is more to this than meets the eye and would be amazed if it merely related to jokes, lewd or otherwise.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I have blocked my boss from my face book...Don want her noseying about
Blocking someone won't stop them from noseying about if they really want to."
i thought if you blocked some one from Fb, they couldnt see what your doing or any posts  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I have blocked my boss from my face book...Don want her noseying about
Blocking someone won't stop them from noseying about if they really want to.
i thought if you blocked some one from Fb, they couldnt see what your doing or any posts "
its called making up a fake account XD |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
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"I have blocked my boss from my face book...Don want her noseying about
Blocking someone won't stop them from noseying about if they really want to.
i thought if you blocked some one from Fb, they couldnt see what your doing or any posts
its called making up a fake account XD"
Or getting access to the account of someone you think is a 'friend'. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Saw this and was in agreement until the end of the report. These people were out of their working environment and using their own computers at home.
This can't be legal surely?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-20886621
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The word is the investigation is to when the comments were put on and from what location. The employees claim it was in their own time but time stamps have put some as actually working at that time. Not sure if its from a work pc on on a smart phone which I think is more likley but even so if you are getting paid to work and you are sat at your desk on or the khazi logged in its not really right. |
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