1. Electronic Technology Issues UK Employment Law Gillian Leach TAGLaw October 2007

2. Which technologies?  Emails  Removable data storage  Mobile equipment  Cellphones and Blackberries  Internet access

3. Emails  Demarcation between personal/business  Inappropriate sexual material  Flame mails  Written records  Dissemination

4. Removable data storage  Loss of control of confidential data  Not easy to trace  Introducing and transmitting viruses

5. Mobile Equipment  Rules on use  Return on termination  Control of who has access

6. Cellphones and Blackberries  Merging of personal and business hours  Loss of professional distance  Stress  Customer expectations  Driving whilst using …..

7. Internet access  Wasting time  Downloading inappropriate material  Accessing unlawful sites

8. Legal liability for employer  Defamation  Libel  Slander  Obscene publications legislation  Breach of client/customer confidential information  Breach of Data Protection Act  Using copyright material without consent  Negligent statements  Formation of contract

9. Monitoring  Users must be informed  There must be a business purpose  Systemic vs. occasional monitoring

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