Employee confidentiality breach

jenpenpie

:rotfl: He's not going to sue!!!! Just wanted some information really.

Thanks to everyone who has replied.

Ewarwoowar2

You could argue that his employer has acted maliciously, in such a way that was designed to undermine the trust and confidence your husband has in them as his employer. Then he could quit in response and claim unfair dismissal.

However, unless your husband has very good proof they did it deliberately, it will be very difficult to win his claim.

There's no general right to privacy in this situation. If his employer has been a bit slap-dash with their stationary there's nothing he can do. He could raise a grievance, but it's unlikely to get him anywhere.

jenpenpie

Thanks Ewar - that's the sort of info we were looking for.

bristol_pilot

If he not pass on these emails there is no case to answer. Even if he had deleted the emails they would still have been 'stored' on the system, through no fault of his.

mrcow

So he's on a disciplinary because someone sent him an email and he opened it? And did nothing else with it?

Is that it?

Unless he's forwarded it (or not told you the whole story and there are other images that you don't know about?) it's not something that would generally be disciplinary material.

ohreally

jenpenpie wrote: »

Unions are involved.

Let said union provide advice and assistance.

Have you husband bring his concerns to the attention of the steward dealing with the case and let him/ her deal with it.

surreysaver

Vader123 wrote: »

Then the counter-argument exists that the employee should have taken more care when sending information like he did on email!

It's not really a counter argument, as it is a separate issue. You could, however, make it part of the same issue, by taking out a grievence. And if you take out a grievence, then any disciplinary action has to be postponed until the grievence is sorted out.

jamespir

why do people never learn you dont send content nsfw while at working

Zazen999

jamespir wrote: »

why do people never learn you dont send content nsfw while at working

He didn't sent it; he opened it.

loopy_lass

the information seen through the envelope window may have been asking him to be a witness in anothers disiplinary, or to attend disaplinary training, it could have been anything, but to be honest, would anyone else be interested? maybe yes maybe no, i know i wouldnt have been interested in someone elses mail...

hope things get sorted, im sure theres nothing to worry about.. good luck

loops