This has been occupying my mind lately . . . is there any general practice out there that covers repayment of phone charges when an employee who has a work-provided mobile phone goes on holidays ?
I understand that most employers who give out phones don't put any effort into analysing the bills, looking for over use, etc . . .
I know that when I go on holidays and use my work phone I wouldn't mind paying for the calls I make, but none of my employers have ever taken me up on the offer so I have stopped offering.
So, I'm wondering whether *anyone* out there works for a company that asks (or allows) employees to pay the employer for personal calls. Obviously, there are plenty or personal calls made every day in every office and the effort involved in charging employees for all these just isn't worth it, but I'm thinking of times when significant charges could arise (roaming isn't cheap on many plans) and when the employee is not working.
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I understand that most employers who give out phones don't put any effort into analysing the bills, looking for over use, etc . . .
I know that when I go on holidays and use my work phone I wouldn't mind paying for the calls I make, but none of my employers have ever taken me up on the offer so I have stopped offering.
So, I'm wondering whether *anyone* out there works for a company that asks (or allows) employees to pay the employer for personal calls. Obviously, there are plenty or personal calls made every day in every office and the effort involved in charging employees for all these just isn't worth it, but I'm thinking of times when significant charges could arise (roaming isn't cheap on many plans) and when the employee is not working.
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