HR tip: Mobile phone use

HRD & Payroll Solutions continues to bring HRZone.co.uk members a range of HR and payroll tips in 2007. A market leader in the provision of HR and Payroll training and nationally recognised professional qualifications, HRD & Payroll Solutions are highly experienced in teaching about common HR and payroll problems. A wide selection of tips, tricks and guidance can be seen below. HRZone.co.uk highly recommends that any tips are taken as a starting point for guidance only.

Question:
"Are we entitled to restrict the use of personal mobile phones at work?"

HR tip:
Indeed you are. If used for private calls during work hours, the employee is being paid for being unproductive and the call may well disrupt other employees. You are perfectly entitled to ban mobile phones from the site. If this seems too draconian, insist that they be switched off during work hours, and used only during break times or at other times only with a manager's permission.

Previous HR and Payroll tips:

March 2008
Proof of drunkenness
Satisfactory references
Time off for funerals
Redundancy – bumping

February 2008
Companion at informal warning
Advising retirement age employees of their rights
Alcohol on site
Lawful discrimination

January 2008
Reducing company car standard
The disappearing employee
Pre-employment medicals
Monitoring bullying
Controlling absence

2007 tips

2006 tips

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