Employee’s Use of Social Media as a Reason for Termination by Employer

With the widespread use of the Internet, the effect of workers using social media on the employer’s right to terminate has become more and more controversial. As a matter of fact, in some cases, it is quite difficult to determine the existence of the right of termination and the type of termination....

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Main Authors: Aslı Çalışkan Yıldırım, Ömer Uğur
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Language:English
Published: Istanbul University Press 2022-12-01
Series:İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası
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Online Access:https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/32449DD1CD99496AAA5ED161D63FEC9A
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description With the widespread use of the Internet, the effect of workers using social media on the employer’s right to terminate has become more and more controversial. As a matter of fact, in some cases, it is quite difficult to determine the existence of the right of termination and the type of termination. For this reason, this study is an attempt to examine the issue of the employees’ use of social media as a reason for termination by the employer by taking relevant judicial decisions into account. In our study, the concept of social media was first examined in terms of its definition and usage types. After that, the employer’s authority to regulate the employee’s use of social media and its limits has been reviewed. Finally, the employee’s use of social media has been evaluated in detail. In this context, this is an examination into various factors that may affect the employer’s right to terminate and what should be taken into account during the termination process. Moreover, the legitimacy of the employers’ access to employees’ social media use has been discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-7bfc62c986854448b226739192fc39ae2025-08-20T02:57:35ZengIstanbul University Pressİstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası2667-69742022-12-018041169122210.26650/mecmua.2022.80.4.0004123456Employee’s Use of Social Media as a Reason for Termination by EmployerAslı Çalışkan Yıldırım0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9597-7305Ömer Uğur1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7481-112Xİstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul, Türkiyeİstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi, İstanbul, TürkiyeWith the widespread use of the Internet, the effect of workers using social media on the employer’s right to terminate has become more and more controversial. As a matter of fact, in some cases, it is quite difficult to determine the existence of the right of termination and the type of termination. For this reason, this study is an attempt to examine the issue of the employees’ use of social media as a reason for termination by the employer by taking relevant judicial decisions into account. In our study, the concept of social media was first examined in terms of its definition and usage types. After that, the employer’s authority to regulate the employee’s use of social media and its limits has been reviewed. Finally, the employee’s use of social media has been evaluated in detail. In this context, this is an examination into various factors that may affect the employer’s right to terminate and what should be taken into account during the termination process. Moreover, the legitimacy of the employers’ access to employees’ social media use has been discussed.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/32449DD1CD99496AAA5ED161D63FEC9Asocial mediatermination by employeremployer’s right to managefreedom of expressionemployee’s duty of loyalty
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Employee’s Use of Social Media as a Reason for Termination by Employer
İstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası
social media
termination by employer
employer’s right to manage
freedom of expression
employee’s duty of loyalty
title Employee’s Use of Social Media as a Reason for Termination by Employer
title_full Employee’s Use of Social Media as a Reason for Termination by Employer
title_fullStr Employee’s Use of Social Media as a Reason for Termination by Employer
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title_short Employee’s Use of Social Media as a Reason for Termination by Employer
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topic social media
termination by employer
employer’s right to manage
freedom of expression
employee’s duty of loyalty
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