Recent government regulations and a draft code from the Data Protection Commissioner have left employers and their staff confused about the use of email at work.

A TUC conference about the Human Rights Act on 17th November employers will be urged to sit down with trade unions to draw up guidance concerning staff use of email and the internet during working hours.

It comes as the TUC and the Industrial Society publishes good practice guidelines for employers and unions regarding the use of email at work.

The TUC will also highlight that it wants to see human rights principles being used to negotiate agreements covering wider groups of working people - such as better 'family-friendly' policies or protection for lesbian and gay workers from harassment.

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