Privacy at work in question.

[jonsie]

BBC News: Private messages at work can be read by employers, says court
Private messages at work can be read by employers, says court -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35301148

Personally if I was an employer with rules in place I would welcome this. Employees need to be aware of this ruling.

[Anonymous]

You should be allowed all privacy in messages but if it is in work hours & not in a break time then they shouldn't be used for personal use, 

[MI5]

Common sense really.

[Curr946]

Our emails are checked for viruses etc. We can also access the emails of our teams should we suspect it's being abused etc.

[gemz4the1]

What comes under the 'personal message' tag? Messages to anyone but employees or does it include messages between employees? Who decides what is a private message and what is a personal message?

[Cleoriff]

No-one should be private messenging anyone in work time.....unless it is work related. There is a clear difference between those two however i.e

An employee messaging the boss or work colleague. Or an employee messaging their other half to ask what's for dinner...:smileywink:

[Anonymous]

I was once 'bullied' by office staff 'monkeying about' emailing each other about me ... ... ... needless to say I only lasted that one day ... ... ... wasn't the sort of place I wished to work or would ever be comfortable to be in ... ... ... totally agree with what @Cleoriff has posted above 

[Cleoriff]

More about it here...with the OTT headline " Your Boss Now Has The Right to Snoop On Your Private Online Messages"

http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/13/your-boss-now-has-the-right-to-snoop-on-your-private-online-messages-5...

[MI5]

I don't know any company that would be happy allowing any employee to use company equipment in works time for private messaging or anything else not work related, for that matter....
I know of people that have been dismissed for using FB and other social media too.

[jonsie]

I agree, no employer would be happy. The young people now though feel lost unless they can keep in constant touch with their friends, so different from my own upbringing and working life.