Is there a way to not allow someone to forward a meeting invitation in Outlook 365?

I don’t know the answer. Can your IT department help?

Fire the SUCKER !

I can’t imagine it being possible to prevent someone from forwarding specific emails. Perhaps you should issue him/her meeting invitations by paper only.

And, I have to think @Tropical_Willie‘s answer may be best. How can the employee possibly ignore such a simple and sensible request multiple times? What other instructions are they incapable of following?

I’m not at work where I have Outlook, so I can’t tell you where, but there is a setting within Outlook that requires the meeting originator to approve any forwards to anyone else.

If I were you, I’d stop sending the offending employee meeting requests, but send an email telling him he has to be there and cc: his supervisor.

GA @zenvelo.

My husband, who is sending the meeting requests, is a department manager. The person who is forwarding these requests to all and sundry is a vice president. As much as this guy needs to go away, the CEO and the other vice presidents are extremely protective of each other. Firing and/or complaining to a supervisor isn’t likely to work. :(

He thinks that he may have found the approval thing mentioned by @zenvelo.
Hopefully, that will help a little.

Oh ouch!

Ack! @tedibear that is a situation fraught with peril! He isn’t “a specific employee” he’s an officer at a higher pay grade! Your husband is caught in a tough situation.

Well, why not just let it ride? Are you under pressure to do something about it?

Sadly, I think he may have to let it go. But if he can do something simple like this, the guy might take the hint.

The VP is someone who likes to take a small question or issue and blow it up unnecessarily into a project. In his case, I think it might be for job security!

Thanks all for your thoughts and help. :)

Sounds to me like he’s clicking on a group button that includes everyone in the company. If those above him get tired of it they’ll say something.