Is it legal to forward all business email to the new person in charge when somebody is layoff?

If someone gets layoff, is it legal to forward her/his emails to the new person in charge of that position / responsibilities.
Is it legal to forward all business email to the new person in charge when somebody is layoff?
Yes. I actually would expect it. It's just good customer service. The client/customer gets their issue taken care of in a timely manner, and the new person can inform them at the same time that the other person is no longer with the company.





If it gets to be too much work for that person, then they need to discuss it with their manager. But they can't just leave the email in limbo. Someone will have to deal with it.





Personal email is a different story, but people should not be getting personal emails to their business email account. That's what personal email accounts are for.
Reply:I really appreciate all your comments I was not sure about the legal aspect, but I definitely agree 100 % with the answers.


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Reply:No only is it legal, it makes sense.





You are wrong when you talk about "your" email. It is not yours, it belongs to the company. They paid for the computer, the software and the email. They allow you to use it while employed.





They can monitor it while you are employed, open it, read it and fire you if you violate company policy.





Sorry if you got laid off. You are not alone. This is the forseeable result of Bush/McCain/Gramm policies.





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Reply:of course - the mail is for the business, who the business sends it to is their, well, business.





if someone doesn't work there anymore, then they are not entitled to have company info anymore.





i am always surprised when an email bounces back and says so andd so doesn't work here anymore and provides no info about who shoudl the matter be sent to instead. what a waste!
Reply:Yes, if it's a company email address it is. That address is supposed to be used for work related business only, so there shouldn't be a problem, right??? (Guess what - the browser favorites %26amp; history will be discovered tooooo)
Reply:Only if they are the former person's business/job position related.





Discuss this with your supervisor/manager/head of division.
Reply:if you are talking about mail sent to a business e-mail account or a work computer, of course it is.