Question 129: There are some Employees who defame their colleagues on social networking sites and are found by the Employer who subsequently conducts the procedures for labour discipline. Such Employees argue that that is an interpersonal civil matter outside of the corporate territory and working hours and they will not be subject to the Employer’s labour sanctions. How will the Employer handle such cases?
From the perspective of civil law, acts of defamation between individuals outside the workplace and beyond the working time of the Employer will not be subject to the scope of management and disciplinary action by the Employer. Accordingly, depending on the severity of any offense such as humiliation or slander, individuals who have defamed or…