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Firms formulate guidelines for employee cellphone use
Because of liability fears, companies are increasingly publishing guidelines for employee cellphone use, especially when they are in the car driving to or from a business-related location. If there is no policy in place, the employer can be held responsible in the event of an accident, even in cases where the employee was at fault. reBlogged from the thewirelessweblog.com via BostonWorks.com. Related, the Salt Lake Tribune has an interesting article, which takes a look at some corporate cell phone policies: -- The DuPont Co. ''strongly discourages'' workers from using their phones while driving. The company asks that employees pull over or go to a ''hard'' line. DuPont also asks employees to be mindful when discussing business matters in an open environment. -- MBNA America Bank said it expects employees to use common sense and discretion when using their cell phones in the workplace. Employees can bring camera phones into the workplace, but they are banned from using the camera feature. -- ExxonMobil Corp instituted a policy in June that prohibits employees from using cell phones while driving on company time. Employees are not required to turn off their cell phones but are expected to allow incoming calls to be answered by voice mail and to wait for a safe stopping place before making outgoing calls or checking messages. |
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