a constant reminder to watch what we say

An Australian man who posted a foul-mouthed rant against management on social networking site Facebook has lost an employment tribunal appeal after he was sacked.

Damian O'Keefe, 28, claimed unfair dismissal, saying he posted the expletive-laden comments on his home computer outside work hours.

But Fair Work Australia, the country's workplace regulator, ruled that his employer, a homewares retailer, had the right to fire him.