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20 November 2024

People Management

Joanna Sutton, Principal Associate in our Employment Team has been cited in People Management regarding Natwest’s ban on the use of Whatsapp for their staff.

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14 November 2024

HR Grapevine

Joanna Sutton, Principal Associate in our Employment Team has been cited in HR Grapevine regarding the use of ‘WhatsApp’ in the workplace.

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1 November 2024

HR Grapevine

The number of employment tribunals using WhatsApp messages as evidence has nearly tripled since 2019, suggesting that HR departments need to do more to manage the risks of staff using messenger apps, according to a leading law firm Nockolds.

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25 October 2024

Law360

Nockolds Solicitors Ltd. said its analysis of HM Courts and Tribunals Service data revealed that judges in tribunals are increasingly preferring WhatsApp messages over witness statements. Joanna Sutton, principal associate at the firm, noted a “widespread misconception” that WhatsApp messages are safe from disclosure because they are end-to-end encrypted, quotes Law360.

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24 October 2024

The Times

“…427 tribunal hearings involved disclosure of employee WhatsApp messages in 2023, up from 150 in 2019. Nockolds, the law firm that commissioned the research, warns that employers can be vicariously liable…” says The Times.

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24 October 2024

People Management

The number of employment tribunals using messages on the platform as evidence has almost tripled since 2019 – according to an analysis by law firm Nockolds, based on data obtained from HM Courts & Tribunals Service, 427 tribunal hearings in 2023 involved the disclosure of employee WhatsApp messages, compared to just 150 in 2019, says People Management.

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