DaVeyWaVey
26-02-2009, 20:47
Just read this:
Kimberley Swann made the comment about Ivell Marketing and Logistics Limited in Clacton, Essex, where she had begun working as an administrator.
She claims she did not name the company online and was happy in the job.
The 16-year-old was sacked with "immediate effect" after posting the negative comment on the social networking site.
"They were just being nosey, going through everything. I think it is really sad, it makes them look stupid that they are going to be so petty," she said.
Boss Steve Ivell told Sky News Online Miss Swann posted comments about her job and invited other staff members to read them.
"Had Miss Swann put up a poster on the staff noticeboard making the same comments and invited other staff to read it there would have been the same result," he explained.
"Her display of disrespect and dissatisfaction undermined the relationship and made (her job) untenable," Mr Ivell said.
He added: "We thought that Miss Swann's best interests would be served by working for a company that would more suit her expectations."
Brendan Barber, from the TUC union, said employees need to protect their privacy online and employers should be less sensitive to criticism.
"Most employers wouldn't dream of following their staff down the pub to see if they were sounding off about work to their friends," he said.
"Just because snooping on personal conversations is possible these days, it doesn't make it healthy."
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Do you think it was right or appropriate to sack her?
When I recently got a job at Homebase, we had to sign a contract with conditions. One of those conditions was that we didn't go on Facebook and write ".... is thinking how boring his job is at Homebase! or "Dave thinks what a rubbish shift at Homebase" .. they said if we did this, we would be dismissed, as it badly advertises the company. So I'm not surprised this has happened, but I do believe it's pretty petty.
Kimberley Swann made the comment about Ivell Marketing and Logistics Limited in Clacton, Essex, where she had begun working as an administrator.
She claims she did not name the company online and was happy in the job.
The 16-year-old was sacked with "immediate effect" after posting the negative comment on the social networking site.
"They were just being nosey, going through everything. I think it is really sad, it makes them look stupid that they are going to be so petty," she said.
Boss Steve Ivell told Sky News Online Miss Swann posted comments about her job and invited other staff members to read them.
"Had Miss Swann put up a poster on the staff noticeboard making the same comments and invited other staff to read it there would have been the same result," he explained.
"Her display of disrespect and dissatisfaction undermined the relationship and made (her job) untenable," Mr Ivell said.
He added: "We thought that Miss Swann's best interests would be served by working for a company that would more suit her expectations."
Brendan Barber, from the TUC union, said employees need to protect their privacy online and employers should be less sensitive to criticism.
"Most employers wouldn't dream of following their staff down the pub to see if they were sounding off about work to their friends," he said.
"Just because snooping on personal conversations is possible these days, it doesn't make it healthy."
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Do you think it was right or appropriate to sack her?
When I recently got a job at Homebase, we had to sign a contract with conditions. One of those conditions was that we didn't go on Facebook and write ".... is thinking how boring his job is at Homebase! or "Dave thinks what a rubbish shift at Homebase" .. they said if we did this, we would be dismissed, as it badly advertises the company. So I'm not surprised this has happened, but I do believe it's pretty petty.