The Superior Court of Justice of Madrid (TSJM) has confirmed the disciplinary dismissal of an Ikea employee who used derogatory language on social media, labeling the company 'shit' and its employees as 'slaves.' This ruling overturned a previous decision made by a Móstoles court which had sided with the employee, claiming her dismissal violated her fundamental right to freedom of expression. The employee was initially awarded 15,000 euros in damages.

In a recent ruling from the Social Chamber, the judges found in favor of Ikea, stating that the comments made by the employee were so offensive and inappropriate that they constituted a breach of her employment obligations. They emphasized that the insulting nature of the employee's statements, when viewed within the context in which they were made, justified her dismissal. The court noted that the content of the videos and the expressions used by the employee were