Text messages

[Beanmistriss]

Can text messages between two people who work together be used against them. They were not sent during work time and not using work telephones. Just so happens one of them has a nutsy wife who has forwarded them onto the boss. The boss has a particular dislike of one of the parties involved and will be chuffed to bits to get anything on her. Cheers

[alijangra]

I wouldnt have thought so unless they were derogatory remarks about the boss, company, or other employees. Even then, I cant imagine they could take it any further than a telling off for the parties concerned.

[Beanmistriss]

Oh forgot to say that it was the wife texting pretending to be the guy from work. Shes trying to get the girl from work in trouble so that her husband wont go on a works holiday (we take our residents on holiday) Only things said they could have an issue with were about not wanting to go on holiday with one particular member of staff on her own but we've all made it clear we won't go with him on our own cos hes a nightmare, so thats not a huge shock to them. Also a joke about not doing the job for the personal reward but for the money and the suntan. I reckon they can't do anything because its a personal communication but just wanted to see if anyone knew for sure. Thanks alijangra

[alijangra]

What a loony! If anything she should be reprimanded somehow!

[Beanmistriss]

Total nutter, don't think you can reprimand someones wife tho ;P x

[laurence2]

Beanmistriss, they could'nt prove it was you just like you could'nt prove it was them, if she pretented to be someone so can you, end of storey

[SaxyJag]

If it happens out of work time and on non-work phones, if it doesn't breach resident confidentiality, and if it doesn't implicate either party in something that would affect their suitabililty for the job (say, drug addiction, or drink driving or assault convictions, for instance), then the boss would be acting unfairly if he/she acted on the phone calls in the workplace.

[dancecaller]

Trouble is, even if the boss can't use them, the knowledge won't go any, just reinforce the dislike.