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<[log in to unmask]>, at
10:31:33 on Fri, 1 Dec 2006, Lee Gardiner <[log in to unmask]>
writes
>Assuming it was a work related event, such as the works Xmas Do,
That I wouldn't consider as being "on the employers time", as long as it
was outside normal hours, of course. Sometimes this gets blurred if the
Xmas party is at the end of an "awayday" that is virtually compulsory.
> or they were representing their employer at a social event, such as a
>trade awards,
That I would consider as absolutely "on the employers time", and any
pictures taken should be part of the "acceptable behaviour" agreed
between employer and staff. Of course, if the event is an exotic one, or
perhaps overseas, the acceptable behaviour for the employee in the local
circumstances might be quite laxer than the acceptable behaviour back
home!
>then there may be some grounds for the employer using the picture
--
Roland Perry
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