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Unblurring the boundaries of online monitoring policies

Career Clinic: Monitoring email and Internet use is common. But how far is an employer allowed to go in efforts to protect the business?

Unblurring the boundaries of online monitoring policies

I’ve moved to a new job and I’ve been told that the employer monitors everyone’s email and Internet use. They’re also introducing a new app we have to install on our personal phone so that we can check our emails at the weekend. Can they do this?

The monitoring by employers of employee emails and Internet use is common.

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