Should I give access to the in-box of an employee?
![Introduction](/img/i_point_en.gif)
The department head requested that the computer department gives him access to the e-mail in-box of an employee.
![Trigger](/img/d_point_en.gif)
The employee had been absent for a long time.
![Incident](/img/p_point_en.gif)
The employee did not take any steps to make his professional messages available.
![Resolution](/img/r_point_en.gif)
The ISD denied access. Electronic messages are secure and access is strictly defined.
![Conclusion](/img/c_point_en.gif)
The department head has no access to his employee's email in-box because he does not have the access rights.
Recommendations
Guidelines should be developed concerning the use of email. In the absence of clear rules, access to the in-box of an employee is only possible for serious and objective reasons.
Basic principles
Cst. 13 al. 1 ; CP 143, 179novies and 321ter ; CO 328 and 328b
The right to respect privacy including correspondence, worker protection, transparency of data collection (recognisable purpose and to be used for this purpose only)
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