Crisp v Apple Retail (UK) Ltd [2011] ET/1500258/11

Social Media: Twitter trouble

In light of recent case law, Stephanie Creed considers ways to minimise the risk of reputational damage to organisations from comments posted online by employees ‘Employees often fall into the trap of thinking that, when tweeting from a personal account and not mentioning their employer, those tweets are outside the scope of their employment obligations. …

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Corporate Reputation Management: Protecting an employer’s good name

Is it lawful for an employer to dismiss someone because they pose a risk to its reputation or brand? Melanie Lane, Stephanie Pitman and Tamsin Blow report ‘For a dismissal for reputational reasons to be fair under s98(4) of the ERA, the employer must take a critical view of any allegations by a third party …

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Social Media: Confidential – read all about it

David von Hagen and Louise Lawrence offer advice on how to avoid problems with social media ‘Legal advisers should ensure employers have an effective social media policy. This needs to set out clearly, with examples, what behaviour outside work they consider is and is not acceptable, to ensure their reputation is protected.’ We like to …

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Anti-Corruption: Conducting cross-border investigations

Companies investigating fraud in both the UK and US need to be aware of key differences in local legislation, explain Ellen Temperton, James Storke and Jim Hart This article focuses on three areas critical to an investigation spanning the UK and US – whistleblower protection, privacy and data protection rules, and privilege. According to the …

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Case: Crisp v Apple Retail (UK) Ltd [2011] ET/1500258/11

Corporate Reputation Management: Protecting an employer’s good name

Anti-Corruption: Conducting cross-border investigations