Managing Employees: BYO Devices

With increasing demands being placed on employee's time and productivity levels in recent years, there is a growing trend for employees to be using their own personal electronic devices (such as smart phones, iPads and so on) as well as other electronic storage devices to enable them to juggle work commitments outside of the office – whether it be whilst working at home, or in between client / customer appointments.

Organisations that embrace this trend seem to be reaping the benefits of improved staff productivity, increased staff retention and a reduced environmental footprint, however employers also need to:

• be aware of the potential issues that may arise if the devices are lost and/or the employee leaves the organisation;