In an era where opinions sometimes are preferred to information,
it seems fit to recall that any comment by an employee on his
employment relationship may have consequences. Indeed, employees
remain subject to a duty of loyalty to their employer and criticism
of the latter may amount to a wrongful misconduct which may justify
disciplinary action.
In this regard, the case of Syndicat des
chargées et chargés de cours de
l'Université de Sherbrooke (SCCCUS) et Université
de Sherbrooke (Denis Bernard) is interesting since it
highlights that criticism may go beyond mere opinion and thus
constitutes a lack of professionalism and loyalty.
The balance between freedom of expression and the duty of
loyalty is particularly important in the context of social media.
The case of Syndicat démocratique des salarié(e)s
de la résidence St-Jude et La Résidence
St-Jude (9210-9719 Québec inc.) (Vickyan
Tardif) 2018 QCTA 593 concludes that comments published
on social media become de
