Comments on: Cell phone call costs 5.2 mil

By: Sheryl

Sheryl — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:51:17 +0000

Why not supply drivers with bluetooth ear pieces if the vehicles are not equipped with bluetooth? It keeps the drivers hands on the wheel and lets them be in communication with their employer and clients while on the road.

By: David G

David G — Tue, 27 May 2008 12:53:15 +0000

ACtualy with today’s cell phones you can track to see if they are driving and talking. In fact, you can actually check to see if they are speeding – even if they are not talking on the phone.

I have a friend working in healthcare whose company is switching to that technology. They use Verizon but I’m not sure what it’s called.

By: Richard Fink

Richard Fink — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:57:24 +0000

It may be difficult to monitor whether or not employees are adhering to the policy, but you could check their driving times against the phone records to determine if there are any common times.

While that may be a little challenging and have a “Big Brother” feel to it, the other potentially mitigating factor is that you have a policy and you have records to prove that the employees know, have read, and understand the policy. Consequently, they could be held accountable if they violate the policy.

Like any other policy – and this could be construed as a safety policy – there are no guarantees that all employees will follow it all the time. However, they should know that there are consequences if they choose to disobey/ignore the policy. It is incumbent on the employer to enforce its policies. Doing so may mitigate the employer’s liability and increase the employee’s liability.

By: Melony

Melony — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:20:30 +0000

How would a company be able to monitor it’s ee’s with cell phones? Even if you have a policy in place it does not guarantee that the ee’s will adhere (as noted above).