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Doing It Right: Smart Phone Backlash
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Article: Doing It Right: Smart Phone Backlash
Article Date: Thursday, July 7, 2011
Author: Compli
Article Source: Dealer Digest Daily
July 7th, 2011
Doing it Right
HOW-TO'S BY INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Smart Phone Backlash?
Smart phones have lengthened the average work day from an extra hour of work accomplished each day in 2007* to more than 15 hours extra per week in 2009*. A recent study shows 45 percent of the U.S. work force now reports doing some amount of at-home work, up from 27 percent in 2006. Eighteen percent indicate that they work from home almost every single day. With this explosion of growth, now is the time to ensure your dealership is protected.
Below are some best practices to consider:
• The most promising safeguard is simple - maintain an accurate record of employee hours worked. That’s it.
• Regardless of what is used as the primary time-tracking system, keep an alternate timekeeping table where employees can submit hours worked outside of the main system.
• Specifically instruct employees that the usage of smart phones is restricted to certain times of the day.
• A far simpler idea is to not provide smart phone devices to non-exempt employees.
• Always include in written policies that any work being performed or time spent responding to emails outside of work must first be approved.
• Finally, tell non-exempt employees they are not expected to respond to emails outside of work.
Without these basic protections, employers can find themselves at the mercy of employees claiming wage and hour violations due to smart phone usage. Implement policies now to protect your dealership.
*All the issues discussed in this article are addressed in Compli’s Social Media in the Workplace-Are You Protected Webinar with guest speaker, Chris Hoffman, Partner at Fisher & Phillips, LLP. Click here to watch for free.
Lon Leneve, President & CEO, Compli can be reached at: info@compli.com.
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