Require ee's to have email access?
tracey
18 Posts
We are an aviation firm with 100 ee's, most of
whom do not remain on site (pilots, etc.)
We'd like to add a policy to our Handbook
that requires email access be mandatory for
everyone. Is this fundamentally different from requiring a telephone? What say you all?
Thanks, Tracey
whom do not remain on site (pilots, etc.)
We'd like to add a policy to our Handbook
that requires email access be mandatory for
everyone. Is this fundamentally different from requiring a telephone? What say you all?
Thanks, Tracey
Comments
1. Even in this day and age, not everyone has a home computer or personal e-mail address.
2. I know that when I am at home, my computer usually is not on. If someone has to reach me,
they'll probably be successful if they call me on my home phone or cel phone.
If you want to distribute occasional employee memos, then I think requiring email access could work. Especially if you provide a computer in the employee lounges at the airports, or something like that. Then require employees to check their email once each week or something like that.
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Other employees are provided with company paid cell phones if it is deemed necessary. If they have their own personal cell phones and are requested to provide the numbers for company contact, any business charges are reimbursed by the company.
I am wondering why this company wants their pilots to have e-mail? Maybe that would help in answering the question.
scorpio
Disclaimer: None of my posts are intended to discombobulate any persons. Should this happen, I would suggest taking a "mental health day" and getting over it.;;)
When I was in college (7+ years ago), I had professors require us to check our e-mail at set intervals. But as mentioned by others, we had computers available for our use.
So, I'd say if you can solve the availability issue, that leaves you with possible resistance issues. I think it would be extremely beneficial if you provided written instructions that very clearly and specifically spelled out step-by-step how to access their e-mail. Perhaps you could even laminate them so they could tuck them into their ever-present flight bags. Pull everybody in and provide training, if you can. Try to have someone on-site wherever you have computers that is willing and able to provide technical assistance, if possible.
Depending on your details and circumstances, I think it could be worked out. Good luck!
My suggestion is to skip the email, PDA's and laptops and simply opt for 1-way alphanumeric pagers. They are very inexpensive ($20 or so to purchase plus $15 or so for monthly service), easy to use, and many of them come with voicemail capability as well.
I hope this helps.
Gene