Our policy is here: http://www.oakland.edu/policies/206/ The stipend is limited to those people who are required to be accessible outside normal working hours (or locations).
The form is here: http://www.oakland.edu/upload/docs/APP/Policy206CellPhoneForm.pdf A valid business justification is required. The funds are deducted from local department budgets. That puts a bit of a push on a local supervisor to consider whether the funds are appropriately spent. Two approving signatures are required - the supervisor and an executive officer. On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 3:19 PM, Marlene Terpenning < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello All, > > We were taking a look at our cell phone policy and was wondering if anyone > is doing away with stipends to employees for use on personal cell phones. > With almost everyone having personal cell phones and all are probably using > them for some limited business purpose (although it does not constitute a > required need) should there be a stipend or should it just be a requirement > of employment that some business usage is expected on a personal phone. > > We recently had a change in personnel, the person who approves the stipend > retired, and the new person has received quite a few requests. We are > looking to lower the amount of the stipends and requiring an annual > justification to keep the allowance and maybe the immediate supervisor not > only approving the request but also justifying the need for a stipend > before it comes up the ranks. > > I have attached our policy and request form. > Thanks for your help. > Marlene > > *Marlene Terpenning* > Director of Business Services > Franciscan University of Steubenville > 1235 University Blvd > Steubenville, OH 43952 > Phone (740)284-5178 > Fax (740)283-6472 > http://www.franciscan.edu > > ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the > reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE e-listing of members. If you do NOT > want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the individual > who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of > their original e-mail). > > If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go to > this web address and fill out the form. We will remove you from the list > within 24 hours during normal business hours. > > http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html > -- Theresa Rowe Chief Information Officer Oakland University
