Here Is One Romanian Who Wasn't Granted His Human Rights By The European Court Of Human Rights.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/european-court-rules-bosses-to-monitor-employees-private-messages-on-whatsapp-and-other-messaging-a6808691.html

[Mamyalynne]

Well , one has the follow the rules in the workplace - if that wasn't clear before this makes it clearer.

[Svejk]

Yeah, where's his right to while away a few boring hours chatting to his friends and family.

[Old_Geezer]

In the case stated the communication channel wasn't agreed to be a private one but one associated with the workplace. One would hope a genuine private channel would not be accessible by an employer, and any suggestion that the employer would have the right to spy on it, thrown out. It seems a little tough to get sacked for something as minor as sending "private" messages though. A warning would seem more proportionate.

[hc4361]

He may have already had formal warnings.

[youngmafbog]

If you go sticking your private stuff on someone else (your employer) accounts then what do you expect?

[youngmafbog]

Do you have huge muscles in your right arm by any chance?

[youngmafbog]

oops - wrong thread. Sorry AOG

[Old_Geezer]

Not seen an arm wresting thread here ???

[retrocop]

All very small potatoes unfortunately. Now if the ECHR had made a decision where a Jamaican arch Criminal with a moll and fifteen kids was refused a right to a deportation appeal because he suddenly realised he was a homosexual then that would be a coup worthy of celebration.
Right to a family life in the UK because a criminal had just bought a cat etc etc.

[hc4361]

It's not 'small potatoes'. Although this particular employee was working in Romania it will apply to every employee in the UK.

[retrocop]

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http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/jamaican-man-who-murdered-british-teenager-cannot-by-deported-because-he-is-gay-judge-rules-9265105.html

[retrocop]

Any one know what the phone tariff is for Whatsapp ?

[anotheoldgit]

retrocop

It's free.

[bazwillrun]

Irrespective of the rights or wrongs of the case, yet again a "foreign" court is telling us what we can and cant do in our country....

[retrocop]

Mr aog
Exactly. No major fraud or scams here yet ECHR cosset criminals!!

[hc4361]

We don't know how long he was spending private messaging when he should have been working.

[ummmm]

If I was using my bosses email etc to send private messages then he should be able to read them.

[retrocop]

There is a ABer who allegedly works for a nationalised British company who spends most of his/her day on AB ,or so they say ,on the companies computer. Said ABer is a pain . Wish the ECHR would catch up on that individual and suspend them. :-)