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Bristol-based law firm, Barcan+Kirby’s employment law solicitors explain what the UK law says about employers checking their employees’ emails and messages.
You’ve sent a quick personal message from your work laptop or moaned to a colleague about a meeting on Teams. Then a worrying thought comes to mind: can my boss see that? The short answer is yes, they often can, but not without limits.
Employers in the UK are allowed to monitor some of what you do at work, but they must be open about it, have a good reason and not go further than they need to.
Where it gets trickier is personal accounts and messages sent outside working hours.
Read the full blog here to find out what the law says, what your employer can and can’t look at, and what to do if you think they’ve gone too far.
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