Miscellaneous

Does my employer have to provide me with a laptop?

Does my employer have to provide me with a laptop?

Employers might ask you to use your laptop or personal computer at work. These policies can save companies time, money, and resources since they don’t have to provide or support workplace computers.

What happens if an employee steals a laptop?

If the laptop is the property of the company and not the employee, then an employee who keeps the laptop if permission to keep it has been revoked could be liable for theft and the company is within its rights to begin civil action against you. I was fired from a Fortune 500 company and was treated quite unjustly.

What to do if an employee refuses to return a laptop?

If the employee is still getting any severance benefits, take a look at the release agreement he (hopefully) signed when he left. If it’s well drafted, it should give you the right to cut him off if he refuses to return company property.

What happens if you leave a company without a laptop?

It’s not uncommon to leave a company, yet still be in possession of company property. Expect a few days or even a couple of weeks to go by before they reach out to you. They’ll be requesting the company property back or compensation for the item (s) should you no longer be in possession or they’re damaged beyond reasonable use.

What should you do if an employee is fired for violating company rules?

If you don’t want the employee to return to the premises, send a courier to his home to retrieve the items. Someone should escort the terminated employee out of the building and watch until the employee is off the property.

What happens when an employee refuses to return a laptop?

The employee refused to return the laptop. Also, he deleted files claiming that they were exclusively personal. The employee and others filed lawsuits against the hospital claiming discrimination among other things, and the hospital counterclaimed for conversion and replevin related to the laptop.

How did an employee get a MacBook Air?

The employee asked a research assistant responsible for procuring equipment to rorder him the MacBook. He claimed that his supervisor had authorized it as a gift for the employee to thank him for help with a grant submission. The laptop was paid for by the hospital and delivered to the employee, who registered it with the hospital.

It’s not uncommon to leave a company, yet still be in possession of company property. Expect a few days or even a couple of weeks to go by before they reach out to you. They’ll be requesting the company property back or compensation for the item (s) should you no longer be in possession or they’re damaged beyond reasonable use.

What should you not do when firing an employee?

Because you are kind, caring, and tend to give employees another chance. But, these are the top 10 things you do not want to do when you do decide to fire an employee. How you fire an employee is incredibly important. Do not fire an employee using any electronic method —no emails, IMs, voicemails, or phone calls.