Employee use of information and communication technology

New and updated

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Use of email, instant messaging and internet at work policy

  Enhanced with a new version of the model policy to include instant messaging and the ICO's new guidance for employers on monitoring workers. 

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Unfair dismissal: Work-related app on personal phone removed home and work life separation

  In Alsnih v Al Quds Al-Arabi Publishing & Advertising, an employment tribunal held that the dismissal of an employee for refusing to use a work-related app on her personal phone was procedurally and substantively unfair.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Use of social media policy

  Updated to amend references to Twitter to "X (formerly known as Twitter)".

• Date:

  4 August 2023

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Balancing competing rights: A difficult challenge for employers

  Ever since religion and belief discrimination was introduced in 2003, a potential conflict of rights has been brewing under the surface, says consultant editor Darren Newman. What if employees express beliefs related to protected characteristics - such as sexual orientation and gender reassignment - that may be upsetting or offensive to others?

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Use of AI chatbots at work policy

  A model policy to set out rules on the use of AI-powered chatbots (such as ChatGPT and Google Bard) in the workplace.

• Date:

  1 December 2022

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Social media misconduct: Employment tribunal round-up

  We look at three employment tribunal cases in which employers criticised or disciplined employees for their social media activities.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Mobile telephone use and driving policy

  Updated to reflect changes to the law on the use of mobile phones while driving.

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Monitoring: financial services

  Updated to include information on the FCA's expectations for firms with remote or hybrid working arrangements.

• Date:

  25 October 2021

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Dismissal for social media misuse: Employment tribunal round-up

  We examine four employment tribunal decisions concerning the dismissal of employees for social media activities.

• Date:

  3 February 2021

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Religious discrimination: Can transphobic views amount to a philosophical belief?

  In Higgs v Farmor's School, an employment tribunal considered whether or not an employee's belief opposing gender fluidity constituted a philosophical belief within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010.