Employee use of information and communication technology

New and updated

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Use of mobile phones at work policy

  Updated to set out expectations on the use of private messaging apps, such as WhatsApp. 

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Use of email, instant messaging and internet at work policy

  Updated to set out expectations on the use of private messaging apps, such as WhatsApp, for work-related tasks and personal communication.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Use of social media policy

  Updated to cover the new employer duty to take reasonable steps to prevent workplace sexual harassment, in force from 26 October 2024.  

• 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 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.