Fired Because of Facebook

[kirkland]

My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: United Kingdom.

Good afternoon,

I realise this is an American forum but im hoping that some of you might have a grasp of UK law.

This is my first post on the forum so hi everyone, today I'm looking for a little bit of advice.

Yesterday after I had finished my shift at work, rather stressed I placed a comment on a popular social networking website which documented an interaction I have with customers that I dislike, and I followed this by saying "...idiots".

Two minutes later I come to my sense and changed the update to something else relalising that a comment like that could be damaging.

Today I come into work, pulled into a room and they have a printout of my social networking site, showing the comment that I had made and I've been suspended pending a formal hearing next week.

The social networking site does not say what company I work for, nor does the comment itself refer to the company I work for, only a rather generic "Customers".

I realise that I've done wrong and I'm an idiot to be honest, but is there anything I can do to prevent from being sacked?

Cheers. :/

[PattyPA]

Don't count on it. I don't think we have anybody here who knows U.K. law.

[LawResearcherMissy]

There's a reason the posting form specifies US Law Only.

Try here.