Some employees are wasting a lot of time receiving and making personal phone calls on their phone during working hours. Do business owners allow the employee to waste their time or do they impose restrictions on personal phone calls to friends and relatives?
Employees wasting time on personal phone calls
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In as much as I am liberal, if the call should stretch beyond 3 minutes, you would have to drop it and get back to work. I allow people picking personal calls during company hours in case an emergency situations happen.
Well, a serious calls end within a minute or two. Anything more than is just long gist such should not be tolerated at all.
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To ensure a productive work environment, it is essential to limit non-emergency phone calls during office hours. This will help you focus on your tasks and achieve your goals promptly. Make a conscious effort to minimize chit-chat on the phone and give top priority to work-related communication.
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It's better to limit the call innan office. It's unethical if keep on calling or receiving calls. Better set the time. Tell the caller to call back during your free hour.
Adding restriction is essential. If it is not a business call the employee should not be aware of the restriction. Maybe up to 5 minutes allowable time on the phone during office hours is okay but not over an 1 hour. Employee can use the phone during breaks.
It is this kind of behaviour that makes some business organisations stop their staff from bringing mobile phones into ty office. And they would turn around to say that management is wicked. Staff should answer phone calls only within a minute while on duty.
One can make it a rule that long phone calls at work isn't allowed. So it is good to make this as a policy and offenders should be punished
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No business owner would allow or would be happy when the employees waste too much time on personal phone calls. Though it would be nice giving them a few minutes but once it's time for work, everyone has to be focused.
I think it is not necessary to ban it completely as it was done at my work, but it is also not necessary to cross the line. I would allow 2 calls of no more than 5 minutes per work day. Well, maybe additional time for external cases
In the former place I worked, you are allowed to answer calls but not for too long a time. Pass a message and drop the call. Employees should learn to respect work time.
This is correct because you are paid for a full working hour and you can't just waste time on the phone
if it is becoming too much and noticeable then a higher policy should be created. No phone calls during working hours
I think that is not very professional. Everything must have its own time. Working time should not be ruined by personal activities.
Some might not be deliberately doing it. The thing discussed might actually need it but the unserious ones should be sanctioned
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In my opinion, if an employee makes too many personal phone calls, it will be unethical and also disturb the co-workers nearby, it is better for friends to reprimand or give a warning, so personal phone calls are only for emergencies.
Of course yes. The staff mostly likely to waste a lot of time on doing their personal work like chatting making and answering of calls during the working time..
