Can an employee be fired for sending emails?

Answer 1

If the e-mail is of an obvious offensive nature, or if the company's policy is against sending e-mails, yes the employee can be fired. If you are using company property to send emails, the company has the right to say how their property can and can not be used.

Answer 2

Employees have no right to spend their time at work or use company resources for their own purposes. An employee can send e-mails relating to their work as part of their job with np problem.A n employee cannot send e-mails at work that:

• violate the law
  
• affect the companies image
  
• contravene company security procedures
  
• reveal trade secrets
  
• contain malware
• are outside of the employees job responsibilities
• are harassing or obscene

Doing any of these things would result in being fired