Charles
> Tell manager to mind his/her own business :-) and to respect his/her
> employees privacy.
Tried that approach. Anyone have job vacancy for dillegent DP officer ;-)
David Wyatt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Christacopoulos" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: [data-protection] notification of illness/absence
> ** Reply to note from Martin Bull <[log in to unmask]> Fri, 7
Mar 2003 15:53:58 +0000
>
>
> > hi
> >
> > A manager here has a policy of setting up email auto-replies ('I am off
ill until
> > ....' type of thing) when his staff are away from work for more than a
few days.
> >
> > Apart from the fact that this will alert 'spammers' to a valid email
address,
> > which is annoying enough, is there a DP implication?
> >
> > In effect, such a message automatically announces to anyone who emails a
member
> > of staff in this position that they are ill (or whatever). There could
be many
> > reasons why a person may not want their 'off work' status advertised
outside of
> > their place of work. And as the University's regulations governing use
of
> > computing facilities, including email, allow for private/personal use,
this might
> > be particularly relevant where relatives are concerned (not wanting to
alarm
> > elderly or 'frail' ones for example).
> >
> > Any thoughts?
>
> Yeap.
>
> Tell manager to mind his/her own business :-) and to respect his/her
> employees privacy.
>
> Does the manager have access to his employees mail boxes? That is, can
> he (must be a he, not a she) read their mail?
>
>
>
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> Charles Christacopoulos, Management Information Officer,
> Planning & Information, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN,
> Scotland, United Kingdom. Tel: 44(0)1382-344891. Fax: 44(0)1382-201604.
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