Bob's Risk Tip for Business: Develop a Corporate Cell Phone Usage Policy

Today, from an employer's perspective, employee cell phones are not a luxury but a necessity. To ensure safe usage, however, employers need to formally encourage the proper use of cell phones by employees who use such telephones to conduct business, including requirements such as:

• Employees who use handheld cellular phones while on company business should refrain from making or receiving business calls or texting while driving. If an employee needs to make or receive a business phone call or text while driving, the employee should make sure the vehicle is stopped and that he or she is parked in a proper parking area for the call. 
• Employees using hands-free telephones must keep business conversations brief while driving and must stop the vehicle and park in a proper parking area if the conversation becomes involved, traffic is heavy, or road conditions are poor.
• Safety should be the first priority while driving for company business. In addition to safe cell phone use, employees should wear safety belts, follow all posted signs and speed limits, not eat while driving, and take sufficient breaks when driving for extended periods of time.
• Employees who are faced with an emergency, such as a traffic accident or car trouble, may find it necessary to make a phone call while driving. Extreme care and discretion should be used in this rare instance.

Employees who are found to have violated this policy may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination from employment.

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