Firing Employees for Their Social Media Posts: Ethical and Legal Issues
Forthcoming/Accepted for publication in SAGE Business Cases
Abstract - Case & Teaching Notes
This
business case provides a hypothetical set of facts, in which an employee uses
social media to complain about an employer. The employee made the complaints on
their own time and using personal equipment. The student is placed in the role of a
restaurant manager, who must navigate the ethical and legal boundaries of
workplace speech and company Social Media Policies, by interacting with social
media and human resources professionals, and the very employee posting questionable
content on social media. This case also has students explore perspectives on workplace
privacy issues, and whether employees are responsible for their actions, while
off company time and on personal equipment.
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