Facebook and porn-sites as reasons for dismissal| Studio Legale Menichetti

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The worker on Facebook has also disparaged the company

The Milan Court, labour-sector, with an order dated August 1st of 2014 and signed by Dr. Chiara Colosimo, has considered the dismissal of the worker with the just cause that, during working hours and using a company computer, the worker frequented porn sites and posted a photo of themselves with some work colleagues on Facebook writing "this is how one works in a sh*t company.” seen as derogatory towards the employer.

The labour judge has considered both disdainful behaviours to justify the dismissal for just cause, even in the absence of previously expressed work prohibitions, disciplinary code provisions and related billposting. The behaviours in question are in fact a violation of the minimal ethics conduct that the employee holds towards their employer.

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