WhatsApp is increasingly being used as evidence in employment tribunals, fuelling warnings to avoid using the social media app at work.

The number of employment tribunals making reference to WhatsApp has almost tripled since 2020, from 150 hearings to 427, according to the British HM Courts and Tribunal Service.

Leaving a colleague out of a WhatsApp group can also be grounds for complaint.Credit:

Financial institutions, including NatWest, have now banned staff from using private messaging services........

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