Employee confidentiality breach

surreysaver

And of course, if you're saying that they sent this letter to his home address, then that is harassment. He should have been given the letter at work, so they are in breech of the WTD by causing him to have to work with less that 11 hours between shifts.

adouglasmhor

dmg24 wrote: »

I really don't see your problem here. The letter was put in an envelope, what else did you expect the employer to do? My bank statements are sent in the same way - should I consider suing the bank?

If your bank statements are sent flat so you can read them through the envelope you really should contact your bank, that is a severe security risk. But I bet you get them folded so you can't read them though the envelope (which has a pattern inside it so you can not read it easily)and not flat in an A4 and you are just talking nonsense.

jim_walton

Sounds like your husband is in a spot of bother...As well as the person who sent the emails. Length of service is important here as is previous good behavior.I think it's important of your husband to be honest with his employer ( other people may disagree here). With hindsight ' burning the evidence" would have been a good idea but no use now! The first thing his employer should do is address the problem and then address the blame.. In other words the employer should put in place technical measures to stop this sort of thing and after this has been done they should address the blame which will probably be a warning of some kind...
Work is a very serious place and most regular folk depend on it and if the outcome is a warning then learn from it..

Zazen999

surreysaver wrote: »

And of course, if you're saying that they sent this letter to his home address, then that is harassment. He should have been given the letter at work, so they are in breech of the WTD by causing him to have to work with less that 11 hours between shifts.

Have you any links where an employee has taken their employer to court for harassment for sending them a letter to home and forcing them to work in breech of the WTD when they opened said letter?

LittleVoice

Zazen999 wrote: »

Have you any links where an employee has taken their employer to court for harassment for sending them a letter to home and forcing them to work in breech of the WTD when they opened said letter?

But I think SS was in tongue in cheek mode.

terra_ferma

surreysaver wrote: »

And of course, if you're saying that they sent this letter to his home address, then that is harassment. He should have been given the letter at work, so they are in breech of the WTD by causing him to have to work with less that 11 hours between shifts.

I expect that when they send you your pay slip at home you don't complain then? What about having to check your bank account to make sure you have been paid? And when you go shopping to buy shoes/clothes to wear at work? Let's hope they don't send their employees a xmas card at home too...:rotfl:

alice45

Employers are often concerned to protect their business interests when an employee leaves to work for a competitor. An important method of ensuring that an employee does not use his or her previous employer’s trade secrets or confidential information to benefit the new employer’s business is to include in the employee’s contracts of employment various restrictive covenants.:T

Ivrytwr3

Personally i wouldn't bother with the letter situation. To me it stinks of desperation and trying anything to detract from the actual allegation your husband has been accused of.

It's all a bit tit for tat and is more like a school boy comment

"You did this"

"Well you did that"

If you do want to follow up your complaint, then it is a seperate issue and would not detract from the initial allegation.

I would concentrate my efforts on a defence for the allegation itself.