Comments on: Who won this case? Boss opens fired employee’s mail http://www.hrmorning.com/who-won-this-case-boss-opens-fired-employees-mail/ Your daily dose of HR Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:36:03 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: leah http://www.hrmorning.com/who-won-this-case-boss-opens-fired-employees-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-33149 leah Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:44:57 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=390#comment-33149 Why on EARTH would the employee have mail of such a personal and confidental nature be sent to the work address in the first place? Why on EARTH would the employee have mail of such a personal and confidental nature be sent to the work address in the first place?

]]> By: Sandy http://www.hrmorning.com/who-won-this-case-boss-opens-fired-employees-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-17913 Sandy Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:40:32 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=390#comment-17913 If the receptionist opens the mail, hopefully that employee has been trained to keep confidential items confidential! Our receptionist opens the mail, and things like garnishments DON'T get around! If the receptionist opens the mail, hopefully that employee has been trained to keep confidential items confidential! Our receptionist opens the mail, and things like garnishments DON’T get around!

]]> By: Larry W. Smith http://www.hrmorning.com/who-won-this-case-boss-opens-fired-employees-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-17909 Larry W. Smith Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:32:50 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=390#comment-17909 To cover the situation the Company should have it in writing in the Company Handbook, all correspondence, all telephone calls, anything ., everything, is property of the business. To cover the situation the Company should have it in writing in the Company Handbook, all correspondence, all telephone calls, anything ., everything, is property of the business.

]]> By: Ed http://www.hrmorning.com/who-won-this-case-boss-opens-fired-employees-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-17902 Ed Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:55:38 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=390#comment-17902 Incoming mail at our company that is not addressed to a particular person is sorted by who it is from. For example, garnishments and child supoort are clear where they are from so they go to our payroll department - they enter the deductions. Letters from legal or insurance (Work Comp, UI) go to HR first and then usually the work comp and UI managers. So on and so forth. You really do not want a receptionist that sees everyone to know if some one has a garnisment - it might get around. Incoming mail at our company that is not addressed to a particular person is sorted by who it is from. For example, garnishments and child supoort are clear where they are from so they go to our payroll department – they enter the deductions. Letters from legal or insurance (Work Comp, UI) go to HR first and then usually the work comp and UI managers. So on and so forth.

You really do not want a receptionist that sees everyone to know if some one has a garnisment – it might get around.

]]> By: Darla http://www.hrmorning.com/who-won-this-case-boss-opens-fired-employees-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-17900 Darla Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:49:47 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=390#comment-17900 What about general mail coming into a company? An example would be a garnishment or tax lien. The employee is not identified until the mail is opened. I'm curious how other companies handle this. Who should open incoming mail? Thanks! What about general mail coming into a company? An example would be a garnishment or tax lien. The employee is not identified until the mail is opened. I’m curious how other companies handle this. Who should open incoming mail? Thanks!

]]> By: Ed http://www.hrmorning.com/who-won-this-case-boss-opens-fired-employees-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-17892 Ed Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:33:18 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=390#comment-17892 The employee's manager - would normally have this responsibility as he is the direct link to the ex-employees work and work related contacts. The employee’s manager – would normally have this responsibility as he is the direct link to the ex-employees work and work related contacts.

]]> By: Darla http://www.hrmorning.com/who-won-this-case-boss-opens-fired-employees-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-17890 Darla Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:27:54 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=390#comment-17890 Who should have the responsiblity of opening in-coming mail to a company? Is this an HR function? A finance function? The Receptionist??? Who should have the responsiblity of opening in-coming mail to a company? Is this an HR function? A finance function? The Receptionist???

]]> By: Ed http://www.hrmorning.com/who-won-this-case-boss-opens-fired-employees-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-17884 Ed Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:59:08 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=390#comment-17884 Damned if you do damned if you dont - Pay very close attention to the nature/purpose and intent of the communication and have HR determine the need to keep or delete! Damned if you do damned if you dont –

Pay very close attention to the nature/purpose and intent of the communication and have HR determine the need to keep or delete!

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