From the outset of this post, it’s vital to point out that neither of the editors of Intranetizen are lawyers — reader, if we were, we’d not be publishing this, but would be charging you a small fortune for the next few paragraphs! It is certain though that every intranet manager should be aware of a few key laws and their implications for the digital workspace you manage.

This is not exhaustive, and likely only applicable to the UK in its fullest, but as we learn more we’ll republish.  Wherever possible, we’ve included a few steps you can take to ensure that you’re abiding by the law but you must not take this post as exhaustive legal advice and you must take your own steps, with your own legal team to ensure you are fully compliant. Consider this a top 10 things to discuss with your in-house legal team!

In her excellent executive summary of Digital Workplace Trends, Jane McConnell discusses 5 megatrends for intranets, including the notion that intranets are becoming more ‘people-focused’. This is often used to describe the social tools that are becoming commonplace on intranets, but also reflects the growing desire to allow the employee to own their intranet through personalisation features.