Employee sacked for criticising employer on Facebook

According to an article in the Daily Mail newspaper over the weekend another employee has last his job for criticising his employer on Facebook.



What appears to be an important difference to previous dismissals for this kind of behaviour is that the employer in question - Argos - was not named by the employee on his Facebook page.



There appears to be plenty of information missing in the article so it's hard to say if the employer over-reacted.



See Argos fires father with cancer after he uses Facebook to call company 'shambles' by Simon Neville for more details.

RAF blogger

According to the BBC News website:



A blog about the life of an RAF airman currently on tour in Afghanistan has notched up 80,000 hits, thanks to its blend of humour and gritty realism.



The article goes onto look at the attraction in describing war.



Click here for the article in question (by Andy McFarlane).



Click here to view the RAF Airman Blog.

What civil servants (mis)use the Internet for on work time

According to the BBC News website the other day, the Department for Transport (DfT) has disclosed the 1,000 sites visited most often by staff while at work.

Belly dancing, Doctor Who and the Roman Empire are just some of the interests of civil servants as revealed by their web browsing habits.

To see the BBC News article (by Victoria King) click here.

To see the actual report by the DfT click here.