Internet abuse

Q. We have had a complaint that an employee has been sending abusive emails to female staff. How should we deal with it and prevent this in future?

You may have seen recent publicity involving a female employee of the Deutsch Bank who was awarded £800,000 for bullying. The Protection From Harassment Act 1997 enables anyone to bring a claim through the high court for bullying.

For employers, a very unfortunate element of this act is that even if the employer can show they have an equal opportunities policy that absolutely forbids any form of harassment, bullying or discrimination; that they have taught that to every new employee; that they

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