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We had occasion to go into someone's Inbox recently whilst they were off on
lengthy sick...our IT Department were instructed to do so but we had to have
a good reason for so doing. Some employees, e.g. four Account Managers give
access to each other's Inboxes...(obviously, they mustn't have any personal
e-mails). I find it hard to cope with sometimes too, my Line Manager says
he doesn't mind us using it - let's face it, if we phoned a colleague to go
to lunch and they weren't in their office and kept phoning we'd be spending
more time on the phone (thus wasting public funds)...surely a quick e-mail -
let me know when you are ready for lunch would be OK. I guess we shall have
to watch this space...are the Court actions going to increase?
D
Doreen Broom
Access to Information Officer
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Tel: 01835 826516 (Direct Line)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Teresa Gudge [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 19 August 2003 14:39
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Email !!!!!!! and H drive
>
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> There is a question running around my head - and a lot of contradictory
> answers and chasing it !!!!
>
> I have an email box with my employer -- is my email box private ??
> are my emails private ?? If I was on holiday and my manager wanted access
> to my emails for an urgent business need can he look in my in box ? and
the
> same questions apply for the H drive.
>
> There seems to be unwritten rules that the mail box and the H drive are
the
> temporary property of the person logged in ..... but ultimately the system
> belongs to my employer doesn't it ... so ultimately can representatives of
> my employer i.e. my manager go into both places to search for documents
???
>
> Of course we have policies and procedures saying that the email system
must
> be used in the interests of the company, and we have shared drives so that
> individuals save work where other people can get to them ..... but of
> course they still used the H drive
>
> In part 3 of the Code of Practice from the ICs office it talks about
> employees putting the word PRIVATE in the subject of the mail and then
> employers cannot open it ..... but wouldn't that be abused !!!
>
> And can anyone point me to the "written word" about this ????????????
> HELP !!!
>
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