Skip to content
  • Home
  • WTLR
  • Search WTLR
  • Information
    • Subscriptions
    • PDFs of WTLR Judgments
    • Suggest a Judgment for WTLR
    • WTLR Editorial Board
    • Advertising
    • About & Contact
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms & Conditions
  • Journals
    • The Commercial Litigation Journal
    • Employment Law Journal
    • Family Law Journal
    • Personal Injury Law Journal
    • Procurement & Outsourcing Journal
    • Property Law Journal
    • Trusts & Estates Law and Tax Journal
  • Indices
  • Account / Login

Employment Law Journal

Social media: WhatsApp and the virtual water cooler – what are the risks and what can be done?

Fox Williams LLP | December 2020/January 2021 #216
Joanna Chatterton and Ed Livingstone discuss how employee social media habits have changed since the imposition of lockdown in March, the risks these pose to their employer’s business and how to avoid the main pitfalls If a social media policy does not cover online activity which takes place outside work, then it may not be …

Continue reading "Social media: WhatsApp and the virtual water cooler – what are the risks and what can be done?"

This post is only available to members.
CategoriesEmployment Law Journal TagsSOCIAL MEDIA

Cases Referenced

Cases in bold have further reading - click to view related articles.

  • BC & ors v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland & ors [2020] CSIH 61
  • Blue v Food Standards Agency (2014) unreported Scottish Employment Tribunal Judge Peter Wallington QC
  • McCann v Clydebank College [2010] UKEATS/0061/09/BI
  • Plant v API Microelectronics Ltd [2017] ET/3401454/2016
  • Walters v Asda Stores Ltd [2008] ET/2312748/08

Post navigation

Previous PostPrevious Restrictive covenants: A cynical breach
Next PostNext Proprietary estoppel: An unusual plot

The Legalease Law Journals series ceased publication in February 2023. For any queries please contact subscriptions@legalease.co.uk

Subscribers


Fox Williams LLP

Joanna Chatterton is a partner and Ed Livingstone is an associate at Fox Williams LLP

A photo of Ed Livingstone

More from this issue...

  • Twitter
  • Email
  • YouTube
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Google+
© 2025 Legalease Ltd. All rights reserved
Registered company in England & Wales No. 2427356 VAT 321572722
Registered address: 188 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2AG
  • Data Protection policies
  • |
  • Cookies Policy
  • |
  • FAQs
  • |
  • Contact Us