BlackBerries: the issues for employers

• Author:
• Jessica Halling

It was revealed this week that US news outlet ABC News has asked its staff to sign a waiver saying they may be required to check their emails from home through their work-issued BlackBerries but will not be paid overtime for it.

This has angered unions, which have advised their members not to sign the clause.

So could this be an issue for UK employers? And if so, what measures should they be considering? Workplace Law Network asked Jessica Halling, Solicitor at Speechly Bircham LLP, for h... (5 more words)

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