Can an employer ask you not to chat to a colleague

[layercake]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 27 February 2021 at 12:58

[toasty]

They can ask....

[layercake]

They can ask, however is it legal?, surely outside of work they have no right

[Countdown]

Did they say why?

[Jasandjules]

Um, well, that would have been an interesting question....

[edc]

layercake said:

They can ask, however is it legal?, surely outside of work they have no right

Why would asking you not to talk to somebody be illegal? There is a difference between being asked to do or not do something and being obliged or contracted to do it not do something.