Powys County Council employees have been warned about their conduct on social media after it was revealed one employee has been sacked.
The unnamed employee was accused of sending a message of “an inappropriate and suggestive nature” to a learner through Facebook, resulting in their dismissal, and two further employees have been issued with a final written warning.
The sacked employee was immediately suspended and their fixed term contract was later terminated.
Another employee was given a final written warning for “posting worrying comments” and the third person warned for “bringing the council into possible disrepute by posting inappropriate comments”.
A Powys County Council spokesperson said: “The use of social media within the council is limited during core working hours unless staff members request access for business purposes to update information for the public.
“In which case, they have to submit a business case to our communications team for approval.”
The information was obtained by the BBC via a Freedom of Information request.
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