E-mail - Legal Issues: 2008

One of the biggest changes to office life in the last five years has been the growth of e-mail. On balance a major advantage to businesses, enabling postage charges and time to be saved, but e-mail also comes with certain legal risks.

This report seeks to highlight those areas where employers particularly need to consider relevant risks. However in most cases the risks can be minimised to an acceptable level and nothing herein should put any employer off letting their employees loose on e-mail. It highlights principal issues which arise and the means to ensure enforcement, in particular, by presenting to employees a coherent e-mail and Internet use policy so they know where they stand.

Keywords: LAW / General LAW000000