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NLRB greenlights company policy allowing searches of workers’ personal property on company premises and company devices and networks

By Michele Haydel Gehrke and Amanda Brown on Posted in Employee Monitoring, Employment & Labor (U.S.), Labor (U.S.), Labor Relations, Workplace Laws and Regulations
In another victory for employers and a further retreat from Obama-era policy, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) recently ruled that employers do not violate the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or the “Act”) by maintaining a policy that allows employers to monitor employees on the job by searching employees’ personal property … Continue Reading

Do employers have the right to read employees’ private emails?

By Michael D. Smith on Posted in Dismissals, Employee Monitoring, Employee Privacy, Employment (UK), Social Media
A recent European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) case (Barbulescu -v- Romania) has attracted much publicity in the UK press as giving employers the green light to read employees’ private emails. Is that correct and does this case really change things? Background Mr Barbulescu was employed as an engineer in charge of sales. His employer … Continue Reading
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