Can you keep work emails on your personal phone for evidence?
Hi, posting to ask advice for a friend. They're currently gathering evidence of their workplace's wrongdoings and internal communication to support their stance in case this goes to court.
Context: South African based. As the title asks, can they keep work emails on their personal phone for evidence? We're worried that when they resign effective immediately, the employer will try to take them to court for claims (the employer has been completely unfair, withholding payment, underpaying them, refusing to allow them to work from home even though they literally cannot commute to work due to commission payment being withheld). We're printing as many emails as we can, but in the case that their emails will be wiped from the server/access blocked, they want to screenshot the rest and keep it on their personal phone. They're worried this might count against their case.
Apologies if this isnt the right subreddit, we're just really stressed right now. Thank you in advance.