Vicki Walker, an Auckland (New Zealand) accountant, was sacked for sending supposedly confrontational emails with words in red, in bold and in CAPITAL LETTERS.

Fired in December 2007, after two years with the company, ProCare claim Walker had �caused disharmony in the workplace by using block capitals, bold typeface and red text in her emails.�

Walker claims that the one email used in evidence was in regard to how her team should fill claim forms, and specifies a time and date highlighted in bold red, and a sentence written in capitals and highlighted in bold blue. It reads: �To ensure your staff claim is processed and paid, please do follow the below checklist.�

E mail language has an etiquette to follow as we all know...