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#844 Are Companies Protecting Their Reputation or Silencing Staff?

In this episode, Niall talks to political commentator Nick Delehanty about whether employers should have the right to control what their staff post on social media.

Most people would accept that an employer can stop workers scrolling through Facebook, TikTok or X while they are being paid to work. But what happens when an employee posts something from a personal account, using their own phone and in their own time?

Workers have been disciplined and even dismissed over political opinions, controversial jokes and comments made outside the workplace. Adding “my views are my own” to a profile may…

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