Human Resource Management Forum
   
Human Resource Management Forum » Section for HR Professionals » Human Resource Management » Argos sacks employee for derogatory Facebook entry as directory enquiries firm 118 11

Reply
 
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 9th August 2007, 05:14 AM
ADMINISTRATOR
Pankaj's Avatar
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Ahmedabad
Posts: 8,991
Thanks: 6
Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts
Default Argos sacks employee for derogatory Facebook entry as directory enquiries firm 118 11

An Argos employee has been sacked following his antics on social networking site Facebook. According to an article in The Sun, Tom Beech set up a thread entitled: "I work at Argos and can't wait to leave because it's sh*t." However, the newspaper said that bosses instructed Beech to shut down his posting, and suspended him from his job in Wokingham. A disciplinary hearing later sacked him for gross misconduct. It follows an earlier incident involving Facebook and a posting by former employees at The Number UK, which operates the 118 118 phone enquiry service. 'The Survivors of 118 118' page on the social networking site posted abusive comments directed at callers. The page described itself as: "A group for survivors of the 118 experience: Numbers, politeness, quality, productivity, presence, cut-off, refund, angry, Scottish. Bovered!" One entry on the site said: "People of Britain... re-discover the phonebook... you lazy b*st**s" Founder of the group, Simon...




To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.



« Invite Your Friends To Become Part Of This Community. »
__________________
Pankaj Trivedi,
Administrator
TheIndiaJobs.com Forums
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Data Entry Operator Administrator ITES/ BPO/ KPO/ Customer Service Jobs 1 28th February 2008 04:34 PM
Data Entry Administrator ITES/ BPO/ KPO/ Customer Service Jobs 0 8th August 2007 04:30 AM
Retention of a employee mitali Employee Relations, Motivations & Improvements 4 26th July 2007 06:19 PM
Encouraging team sports boosts employee satisfaction levels finds Standard Chartered Pankaj Human Resource Management 0 13th July 2007 12:59 PM
Content Editor – Employee Portal Administrator Creative/ Corporate Communications Jobs 0 13th July 2007 12:59 PM


All times are GMT +5.5. The time now is 03:42 PM.