A picture on Instagram had unexpected consequences for an employee: her employer terminated her employment contract.
But she resisted.
Private
photos
on social media networks like
Instagram, Facebook & Co
.
can have serious consequences for employees.
A woman from Austria posted a party picture and received the
notice *
from her employer.
The employee then went to court - and was right.
Whether pictures from the last visit to the pub or contentious comments: Postings on social networks such as Instagram or Facebook keep causing a stir in working life.
Now a party picture had serious consequences for an employee from Austria.
Party picture on Instagram during sick leave - termination
As the Austrian news portal
Kurier.at
reports, a 22-year-old dental assistant from Lower Austria posted a
picture of a celebration on Instagram
.
The Spicy thing is that the employees at the time was
on sick leave
.
Her employer discovered the dubious posting and then sent her the notice, because she assumed that her employee had been to the party herself.
According to the dental assistant, there was a misunderstanding - the picture was actually from a celebration of her brother, she only shared the picture.
The report also says: The young employee then turned to the Chamber of Labor, the legal representation of interests of employees in Austria.
Since there was no agreement with the company,
they took the case to court
.
The dental assistant was ultimately right: The judge saw
no
reason for
dismissal
due to the posting
, as the employee was not present at the celebration.
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Experts advise caution when posting on social networks
In Germany, too, experts repeatedly advise caution when posting on social networks.
As in the neighboring country, this can lead to warnings or terminations in individual cases, for example if pictures are posted from the workplace.
However, partying during an illness is not necessarily prohibited.
Here you can find out what you can do despite being on sick leave.
(as) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen central editorial network.
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