Matt H
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My boss has opened some mail that came to work for me. He's a bit of a badger & im not happy about it, its been added to the long list of things he's done/does that he shouldnt
Is it illegal to open someone elses mail? It was very clearly addressed to me
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willay
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Fro
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If it is private and confidential i believe so.
But otherwise as he is your boss and it was delivered to work i think he may have been allowed, not 100% sure though.
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Marc
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Isn't this a bit of a talking point and people aren't sure if it is or not?
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Hammer
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Irregardless of the legal issue it's a discrace he even contemplated it in the first place on a moral level.
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Ben G
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could be regarded as fraud eg opening letters to get your personal details
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Robbo
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Work post can be opend by any authorised officer of the business, that can include managerial level employees
So I think techinically he can unl;ess it was stricktly marked private and confidential but he probly shouldnt have!
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Steve
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work often open letters and stuff of mine i think they have to for security reasons or something
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Colin
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mail sent to work is viewed upon differently from mail sent to a residential address!
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Ben G
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could contain anthrax i guess
just like someone opening letters for the queen before she gets them
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Hammer
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
work often open letters and stuff of mine i think they have to for security reasons or something
I can't understand what security reasons there would possibly be 
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Matt H
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Registered: 11th Sep 01
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quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
Work post can be opend by any authorised officer of the business, that can include managerial level employees
So I think techinically he can unl;ess it was stricktly marked private and confidential but he probly shouldnt have!
It was a mobile phone bill, for some reason it got sent to my work instead of at home. Its annoyed me because he's only opened it to be a cunt 
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Jules S
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We have a 'post' room where all the post gets opened 
Private and confidential letters get delivered to your desk unopened.
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RichR
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all my post gets opened at reception before I get it
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by Hammer
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
work often open letters and stuff of mine i think they have to for security reasons or something
I can't understand what security reasons there would possibly be
You could be selling people information and the letter was regarding that
(I know sending a letter about it would be silly)
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Colin
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At my old work all mail used to be opened & date stamped no matter what it was.
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