Mail and chat messages controlled by employers who are also allowed to fire employees if used for personal purposes during business hours. And ‘This is the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights, according to which the control of the electronic mail (messaging programs) and dismissal if the use is private, does not violate the privacy of workers. The decision was made in reference to the complaint lodged with the Strasbourg Court by a Romanian citizen fired because he discovered while using Yahoo Messenger to communicate with his girlfriend and his brother. The employee has requested the cancellation of his dismissal because he violated his privacy. The appeal, however, was not accepted by the judges in Strasbourg, according to which the measures taken by the company was in line both with respect both of the accused with the interests of the employer. The court stated that “it is not unreasonable that an employer wants to ensure that employees they complete their assignments during working hours.” In addition, ensure, private communications found while checking messages Yahoo, it was used by the court as support for dismissal and that the analysis by the employer was made with the conviction to find only professional email.
- Arguments:
- privacy
- Strasbourg
- dismissal
- yahoo
- European court
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