Most people who work will have a contract that allows employers to dismiss them under certain circumstances: incompetence, negligence, misconduct. But how far does that right extend? If the example of an Asda employee this week is anything to go by, too far. Till worker Brian Leach was reportedly sacked by the supermarket chain after he shared a video of a sketch by comedian Billy Connolly on his personal Facebook page. Read in full.
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Jodie Ginsberg: Companies that police their worker’s opinions are a danger to democracy (The Telegraph)
Jun 30, 2019
By Jodie Ginsberg
Chief Executive of Index on Censorship
Jodie Ginsberg joined Index on Censorship from the think-tank, Demos. A former London Bureau Chief for Reuters, Jodie worked for more than a decade as a foreign correspondent and business journalist. She was previously Head of Communications for Camfed, a non-profit organisation working in girls’ education.
Contact: jodie@indexoncensorship.org
