QLD After advice after private messages have been accessed and read

[Oscar028]

management has “come across” a colleagues Facebook account and preceded to read our personal conversations via messenger and then have forced colleagues resignation and decided to performance manage me based on the comments/replies they have read. They told me they are within legal rights to do this even though I used a personal device.
Management have gone back months and months-printed out conversations-work related and personal conversations. I have since resigned but wish to take this further-what advice do you give?

 

[Clancy]

Ok well the issue with Facebook and employers that comes up from time to time relates to 'public' comments on Facebook, not private ones. Your privacy has been breached.

 

[Rod]

See an employment lawyer.

If you are within 21 days of resignation move ASAP else you may lose some of your rights.

You may have a cause of action against the employer but breaches of privacy are not going to give a large payout, if any at all. You may be able to claimed a 'forced resignation' and it would be better value but you have 21 days to do it.