![]() ![]() They can make you clock in and out but they cannot dock your PTO. First, if you're salaried and they're docking your PTO if you clock in late or have to leave early the company is in violation of FLSA (assuming you're in the US). Or, if your company uses a phone system like ShoreTel, it might have a similar app that serves the same purpose - to send/receive calls from multiple numbers using the same device. Unless you agreed to it upfront (and even if you did) they're utilizing your number - passing it out to everyone.Īs someone else mentioned, I recommend getting a soft phone app like Google Voice. Even if data/minutes/texts were all free, this number is your personal property, so to speak. Once the overages hit, you can start paying out the ears for it. Cellular data usage is definitely not unlimited for most people, and can get quite expensive. Otherwise, nothing is keeping an employee like yourself from using your mobile device to engage in behavior that puts the company's interests at risk. If the company owns the phone line (or even reimburses for the service in some jurisdictions), it retains the right to monitor the usage based on its Acceptable Use Policy. Owning the number gives the company authority to retain it for future employees. Suddenly, clients are calling you instead of your replacement - which could be bad news for the company if you have any reason to recruit its clients. Once you leave, you'll take your number with you. Here are a couple that come to mind, but others can add to it. However, there are other reasons for them to pay for you to have a company cell phone. You mentioned that minutes and texting are typically unlimited these days, which is true. However, if nothing is in writing, you are somewhat at the mercy of the company until you find another job. If taking care of clients is part of your job, it is reasonable that the company would pay for the cell phone. Besides, whether it costs me more or not, it just doesnt feel right for me to "subsidize" my employment like someone said. Check out the sprint rates, sure cost more than a couple of beers. Oh, my phone bill is not as cheap as yours. If you're clocking by the hour - and you're hourly paid - then make a note of how long you spend on each call you get out of hours - and if that interupts your sleep - then the call closes when you go back to sleep - that's what you want compensation for - not a practically no-cost mobile contract. What would annoy me would be constant out of hours calls without compensation - either in time or money - if I had my sleep regularly interupted by clients when I'm not on call - but would still be expected to do the 9-5 then I want more money for it. so I don't mind receiving texts and phone calls if it's urgent. Receiving incoming calls costs me nothing in financial terms - unless I'm abroad of course. What are you likely to be compensated? My monthly phone bill is next to nothing (seriously - it's about the cost of 2 pints of beer) Nevertheless, is it unreasonable to ask the employer to pay part of my phone bill if clients are calling my personal cell? ![]() And nowadays everyone has unlimited minutes and text so i cant argue that clients calling my cell is increasing my phone bill, because its not. I want to ask for a work cell phone since now all of a sudden all clients are calling my personal cell, but is it really worth the hustle? I am not sure if i want to deal with having 2 phones. Yes i am salaried and i punch the clock too, if i miss an hour, they take that from my PTO!Ģ)Some management people have work cell phones and the company pays the bill. This brings up two issuesġ) I dont have a "on call" hourly compensation or anything- I am a "salaried" employee, who has to meet the hourly requirements, otherwise they duck my PTO. Now, somehow the external clients got a hold of my cell phone number and they are also calling me at wee hours of the night and early mornings. At first i didnt mind some of the managers having my personal number, i like them and i was ok with them calling me at the wee hours of the night so i can resolve issues for them. ![]() I know there was a thread about this from 2016, but i need fresh opinions since my situation is different.īack story: So i work with both internal and external clients.
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