This is also the case in the US and has been for years. It not only includes chat software but private email accessed over the network (gmail, yahoo mail, etc) and any websites or social media sites. It has been this way for a looooong time and people should understand by now that data, on a companies network, is always watched. So be careful out there. You also need to read the fine print on all of those documents they give you when you are hired.
This is also the case in the US and has been for years. It not only includes chat software but private email accessed over the network (gmail, yahoo mail, etc) and any websites or social media sites. It has been this way for a looooong time and people should understand by now that data, on a companies network, is always watched. So be careful out there. You also need to read the fine print on all of those documents they give you when you are hired.