The Trend Of BYOD: Personal Devices In The Workplace – Part 2

In Part 1 of this two-part series on BYOD (bring-your-own-device), we considered some of the common concerns companies have when thinking about, or implementing, BYOD in their organisation. This week, we examine the 3 stages of an employee's life-cycle in the context of BYOD. In particular, we look at how these stages of the life-cycle can help to inform the company's BYOD policy.

1. The Beginning - Disclosure is King

Employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the workplace. In Copland v. UK, the European Court of Human Rights held that by failing to notify the employee that telephone calls, e-mails or internet usage would be monitored, the employer violated the employee's human right to privacy. Therefore, because privacy and data protection are specific fundamental rights in Europe, if the employee's device will be monitored, it is essential that the BYOD policy transparently explains the scope of access (what information the company will access) and