Originally Posted by
Moz
Mark, I'm no expert, but judging by some Fair Work decisions in the past, I think you should be cautious about instant dismissal. In one case I recall where an employee was dismissed for being verbally abusive to his boss both face to face and on social media (not joking). Fair Work found that bad language and insults (but not racial slurs) were common in the particular workplace, and had been tolerated in the past, and that the employer did not have a clear policy on social media use in relation to the workplace, therefore they decided it was overly harsh to dismiss someone. As a result the person was re-instated.
So the short answer is, 'it depends' (as usual! :) )