Firms who discipline or sack staff for comments made on Facebook and Twitter could be acting illegally, says a veteran lawyer.Stories about NSW Department of Corrective Services threatening to sack prison officers over Facebook posts and Telstra disciplining employee Leslie Nassar for Twitter comments have provoked a series of other examples.They include a reader who says he was fired from his job at a “large corporate bank” for using the word “recession” in his Facebook profile.A teacher also complained she was disciplined over comments she made about being bullied.But Steven Penning, a partner with Turner Freeman with two decades of experience in workplace law, says employers may be acting unlawfully.
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