Angry Tweet leads to Dismissal: Kent Lawyer Speaks to CTV News

Employee who got $6 BBQ sauce as holiday gift says he was fired for angry tweet
By Graham Slaughter. CTV News.ca, January 3, 2020

A BC employee was fired after complaining on Twitter that his employer gave him a cheap, seemingly thoughtless gift for Christmas. Was the firing legal? Or just ill-advised? Lawyer Richard Johnson shares his thoughts in this article from CTV News writer Graham Slaughter.

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