Social media
This factsheet, produced by BVA's legal helpline provider, looks at what employees should consider when using social media.
What's inside?
- Things to consider when using social media:
- What does the policy say?
- Avoid negative or derogatory comments about your job
- Consider the employers perspective, work colleagues and management
- Customers, clients, contractors
- Confidentiality breaches
- Defamation of character
- Threats and harassment
- Content that causes offence
- Lighting fires - evidence of other dismissible offences
Published: March 2025