Can an employee be terminated for posting something on Facebook or Twitter?

• Generally speaking if the conduct of the employee out of work hours affects or has the potential to affect the business of the employer or the relationship between the employee and the employer then it could be used to justify termination of the employee.
• This is a complex area and each case will need to be decided on the individual facts.
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• As a precaution employees should be careful when posting material about their work online and avoid posting any material that your employer might react negatively to if they saw it.