I fear I have recently placed a friends job in jeopardy regarding an upload to Facebook. The video which lasts 13 seconds shows him carrying out an unsafe working practice which was authorised by the ranking duty manager on site. They have asked me to remove the video and are taking a decision as to pursue disciplinary action against him.
I no longer work for this company as their complete incompetence became too much to handle after four years, i now have a better job with a much better company.The video was uploaded even before i quit, it is a video that shows us working and carrying out an instruction. It seems someone who commented against it was also a 'friend' with a manager who, out of work, at home, being a sad cunt, played it once it popped in to her feed.
The video shows a lock to the warehouse gate being broken off with an angle grinder after some bastard lost the keys. It was a manager who authorised this method and left us to it. I decided to, somewhat immaturely, video it on my mobile.
I understand that some people would view the video as a silly and irresponsible act considering nothing on the internet is private even if set to private, but I consider the upload to be protected by the Freedom of speech act and as it does not show any illegal activity - it should remain so. If anyone's head should roll - the manager who authorised the removal of the lock by this method should be disciplined as it contravenes health and safety law.
The video is also not slanderous nor does it breach the rights of any person however his employers state it preaches a bad working practice about the company. Which is true - it does, but that is not wrong - is it? It is not illegal to document unsafe working practices in the U.K, in fact it is encouraged.
In my view it is about time users of social networking sites stand up against this kind of discrimination and control. I'd like to see legislation in place that explicitly prevent companies using anything from such sites against them.
I have not completely removed the video, i have set it to 'private' so only 'i' can view it. I have no plans to either.
I hear this kind of trouble is rife with fb and ms users. I'd be happy to hear any of your experiences, if you feel like sharing.
I no longer work for this company as their complete incompetence became too much to handle after four years, i now have a better job with a much better company.The video was uploaded even before i quit, it is a video that shows us working and carrying out an instruction. It seems someone who commented against it was also a 'friend' with a manager who, out of work, at home, being a sad cunt, played it once it popped in to her feed.
The video shows a lock to the warehouse gate being broken off with an angle grinder after some bastard lost the keys. It was a manager who authorised this method and left us to it. I decided to, somewhat immaturely, video it on my mobile.
I understand that some people would view the video as a silly and irresponsible act considering nothing on the internet is private even if set to private, but I consider the upload to be protected by the Freedom of speech act and as it does not show any illegal activity - it should remain so. If anyone's head should roll - the manager who authorised the removal of the lock by this method should be disciplined as it contravenes health and safety law.
The video is also not slanderous nor does it breach the rights of any person however his employers state it preaches a bad working practice about the company. Which is true - it does, but that is not wrong - is it? It is not illegal to document unsafe working practices in the U.K, in fact it is encouraged.
In my view it is about time users of social networking sites stand up against this kind of discrimination and control. I'd like to see legislation in place that explicitly prevent companies using anything from such sites against them.
I have not completely removed the video, i have set it to 'private' so only 'i' can view it. I have no plans to either.
I hear this kind of trouble is rife with fb and ms users. I'd be happy to hear any of your experiences, if you feel like sharing.