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Facebook postings

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 3 Minutes Read October 2, 2013

Your organization needs a social media policy

More than 19 million Canadians check Facebook at least once per month and 14 million check every day. There are more than 200 million active users of Twitter, and around 400 million tweets sent daily. LinkedIn boasts 8 million Canadian users. These stats confirm what you probably already know: your employees are on social media. They are likely on social media multiple times a day, which means that they are likely using social media at work.

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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read October 18, 2012

Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three most popular HRinfodesk articles this week deal with terminating for cause without cause, employee travel expenses, and a case about dismissal due to Facebook postings.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Union Relations / automobile allowance, Derogatory and threatening, dismissal for cause, employee travel expenses, employment law, facebook, Facebook postings, HRinfodesk, justified dismissal, Labour Law, meals and lodging expenses, taxable benefit, termination, termination with cause, termination without cause

By Maanit Zemel | 2 Minutes Read February 14, 2011

The Facebook firing cases – can it happen in Canada?

There has been a lot of press in the U.S. last week over the so-called “Facebook firing case”. An employee of the...

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