Trends

What should employees not do with their cell phones?

What should employees not do with their cell phones?

Surf the internet, text and talk on the phone only for a few minutes per day. Turn off or silence their phones when asked. Play games on the cell phone during working hours. Use their phones for any reason while driving a company vehicle. Use their cell phone’s camera or microphone to record confidential information.

What happens when you put your work phone on your personal phone?

Here’s why. The recent firing of a Google employee demonstrates how you relinquish your privacy—and private data, including personal photos—when you put work accounts on your personal device. The Bill of Rights covers only what the government can do to you.

Why do employees leave their phones and laptops at home?

Phones fit in pockets and purses, and tablets and laptops can be carried everywhere in a briefcase or laptop bag. Their very portability makes them easy to leave behind or become quick targets to steal. Once out of your employee’s hands, not even encrypted data or device-locking passwords can keep experienced hackers out.

What to do about employees working on their personal devices?

In a business meeting, having such immediate access to a phone can be a distraction, not a benefit. Be clear what sort of devices are appropriate. Part of the benefit is letting the employee choose, but prohibiting jail-broken devices or certain apps that compromise security should be made immediately apparent in any BYOD policy. Set boundaries.

When do employees must use their personal cell phones for work-related calls?

When employees must use their personal cell phones for work-related calls, Labor Code section 2802 requires the employer to reimburse them. Longer Answer with Practice Recommendations: An Employer Must Reimburse An Employee For The Employee’s Use Of A Personal Cell Phone For Work Related Duties.

Here’s why. The recent firing of a Google employee demonstrates how you relinquish your privacy—and private data, including personal photos—when you put work accounts on your personal device. The Bill of Rights covers only what the government can do to you.

Do you have to be connected when you leave the office?

More and more companies require workers to be connected when they leave the office, though that doesn’t necessarily mean the employers are providing phones to be connected on. One person interviewed for the article bought an Android phone because he felt he was missing out on “late-night notices of meeting changes and other information.”

Can a police officer bring his own phone to work?

But requiring an officer to bring their own device to work also presents several issues both logistically and legally. The State of California has led the way in defining what employers are required to do when asking officers to bring their personal phones to work.