Although a work e-mail address should be used for business purposes only, many employees think that they can be treated just like a personal e-mail account. As this could land you in hot water,
what’s the answer?
Published 22.09.2014
An employee is off work unexpectedly and you’re worried that there might be e-mail messages which require answers sitting in their inbox. Can you just check the account or must you obtain their
permission first?
Published 29.06.2015
An employee is off sick and their e-mail and voicemail messages are starting to stack up. As this could mean lost business, you want to check them. What’s the legal position here, particularly if
they don’t appear to be business-related?
Published 19.10.2010
Suppose that an employee has used their own home computer to send an offensive chain e-mail. You might think that this is a private activity. But according to the tribunal it can justify dismissal.
What do you need to know?
Published 11.04.2011
It has come to your attention that one of your employees is selling numerous items on eBay. Trouble is, they’re constantly checking their eBay account for bids and queries during working time. How
can you stop this?
Published 29.11.2013
In some cases you might suspect that an employee who is leaving is helping themselves to your confidential business information. Does this give you the right to look through their work e-mail account
and cloud storage?
Published 13.06.2019
Some wellbeing experts are suggesting that time-poor employees should practice “inbox infinity” instead of aiming to have zero work e-mails. Apparently, this has health benefits. It’s a nice idea,
but what’s the problem for you?
Published 24.01.2019
Like any business correspondence, outgoing e-mails should be professional at all times. But as new research has found, not all employees understand what this term means. So how can you get the right
message across?
Published 28.08.2012
It’s come to your attention that an employee has been posting derogatory comments about other members of your staff on Facebook. No names are mentioned, but it’s obvious who they are talking about.
What should you do?
Published 05.05.2011
An employee who was sacked for visiting 27,500 websites for “personal reasons” has won his tribunal case for unfair dismissal. So where did his employer go wrong and how can you avoid paying out
£38,000?
Published 08.09.2010