Social media

This factsheet, produced by BVA's legal helpline provider, looks at what employees should consider when using social media. 

What's inside? 

1. Things to consider when using social media:
   1. What does the policy say?
   2. Avoid negative or derogatory comments about your job
   3. Consider the employers perspective, work colleagues and management
   4. Customers, clients, contractors
   5. Confidentiality breaches
   6. Defamation of character
   7. Threats and harassment
   8. Content that causes offence 
   9. Lighting fires - evidence of other dismissible offences

Published: March 2025