Right to an opinion outside of your workplace

​This legislation pertains to public sector employees, but a wise private sector employer should immediately adopt the same policy. Everyone has a right to their own personal freedom of expression outside of their workplace. 

I have advocated for this for years. I think if you are using a professional online account or make significant reference to your occupation with said online account then yes, your opinions represent that employer (even indirectly). If, outside of work, you are using a personal account which doesn’t directly reference your employer, then the opinions you express on it are your own personal business and not those of your employer. Obviously if you make threatening or hateful comments which can be taken as credible threats (not just hurt feelings) on your personal account this could affect your employment indirectly.
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For example, for a personal account, instead of saying ‘I am a teacher at ABC High School,’ you would say ‘I’m a high school teacher.’ You can, of course, demonstrate your expertise to support your opinion, but avoid directly naming your employer or otherwise associating your personal account with your professional one.