{"id":9452,"date":"2020-10-21T05:55:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T10:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnstongroup.ca\/the-advisor-journal\/?p=9452"},"modified":"2020-09-29T12:27:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T17:27:27","slug":"can-you-fire-an-employee-for-their-social-media-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnstongroup.ca\/the-advisor-journal\/business\/can-you-fire-an-employee-for-their-social-media-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you fire an employee for their social media posts?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Social media, like it or not, is now a fundamental part of our society\u00a0 \u00a0 If an employer feels that an employee’s actions on social media are inappropriate or damaging in some way, they will still need to carefully consider their options in terms of discipline or even terminating employment.\u00a0 \u00a0A good read.<\/p>\n

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Can you fire an employee for their social media posts?<\/a><\/h4>\n

“Being critical of an employer, or making uncomplimentary or negative comments about the employer, will not generally be sufficiently serious to justify terminating an employee’s employment, unless the comments have resulted in some form of damage or potential harm to the employer’s legitimate interests or reputation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n