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> If you post or send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content Unfortunately it's not confined to simply "harassment" but anything "offensive, inappro

> If you post or send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content Unfortunately it's not confined to simply "harassment" but anything "offensive, inappropriate or objectionable" by their own wording, which is highly subjective. If there's a legal issue, BBC should contact law enforcement, but beyond that informing others feels entirely punitive.

Zenst 9y ago
BBC staff caught watching TV without a TV liscense are subject to instant dismissal. Been the case for eons that company rule and that seems perfectly fair. But that is clear cut and defined upfront in the employment contract. This as you highlight is subjective and no clearly defined lines and that as you say is the job of the police. Indeed this action by them does open them up to the police being involved against them. If anything, this opens up many opportunities of abuse from nefarious and mischief inclined people. Lesson to take from this is, don't do personal stuff upon work computers period. That should be the take away message about this type of issue. Remember many an employment contract prohibit that and it is often overlooked if not abused, this may just become that abuse nail example you encounter with HR. Let alone the security aspects for you and your employer, your cloud drive getting a malware payload not impossible and vice versa.
- DanBC 9y ago
  > This as you highlight is subjective and no clearly defined lines and that as you say is the job of the police Defamation is unlawful and is never investigated nor prosecuted by police.
- logfromblammo 9y ago
  That doesn't seem "perfectly fair"; it seems needlessly stupid. If it is really that important, the company should just purchase the licenses for their employees, as a perquisite. Then it no longer has the need to police the private lives of its workers, in order to see if they need to be fired for illicit, unlicensed television-watching.

Zenst 9y ago

BBC staff caught watching TV without a TV liscense are subject to instant dismissal. Been the case for eons that company rule and that seems perfectly fair. But that is clear cut and defined upfront in the employment contract. This as you highlight is subjective and no clearly defined lines and that as you say is the job of the police. Indeed this action by them does open them up to the police being involved against them. If anything, this opens up many opportunities of abuse from nefarious and mischief inclined people. Lesson to take from this is, don't do personal stuff upon work computers period. That should be the take away message about this type of issue. Remember many an employment contract prohibit that and it is often overlooked if not abused, this may just become that abuse nail example you encounter with HR. Let alone the security aspects for you and your employer, your cloud drive getting a malware payload not impossible and vice versa.

DanBC 9y ago
> This as you highlight is subjective and no clearly defined lines and that as you say is the job of the police Defamation is unlawful and is never investigated nor prosecuted by police.
logfromblammo 9y ago
That doesn't seem "perfectly fair"; it seems needlessly stupid. If it is really that important, the company should just purchase the licenses for their employees, as a perquisite. Then it no longer has the need to police the private lives of its workers, in order to see if they need to be fired for illicit, unlicensed television-watching.