E-mail abuse and corporate policies

✍ Scribed by Nigel Miller

• Book ID: 104391186
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 570 KB
• Volume: 1999
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1353-4858
• DOI: 10.1016/s1353-4858(00)80010-0

✦ Synopsis

Nigei Miller

in an out-of-court settlement, Norwich Union paid 8450 000 to Western Provident Association because of libelous comments on its internal E-mail system about Western Provident Association's alleged financial problems. In another case in 1995, a policeman received 'substantial' damages in an out-of-court settlement with Asda when Asda staff posted an internal E-mail alleging that he was involved in refund fraud. These cases highlight the danger of careless use of the E-mail system and serve as a grim reminder that companies can suffer heavily from abuses by their staff.