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Wireless Expert David Schofield Shares Tips for Companies and Employees...

Who owns the phone after you have been laid off Companies with plans to lay off hundreds, possibly thousands of employees need to answer this question. And so do employees.

David Schofield, Director of Wireless Mobility with Thompson Advisory Group (TAG) (http://www.i-tag.net), says there is a lot to consider on both sides of the layoff.

Regardless of whether you are a Main Street mom-and-pop with 20 employees or a global corporation of 10,000, there are several questions that need to be answered before organizations start handing out pink slips, says Schofield.

Some significant issues for companies to consider, according to Schofield:

Inventory - what do you do with the plethora of PDAs

Who will collect them and at what cost

How will the information be extracted    

Who will do the extraction

How will the information be protected

Protection - both company and employee.

How do former employees know personal information won'st be compromised

How do companies secure critical customer information

Increase in cell phone bills - companies won'st receive a discount for unused lines.

How much will early termination of mobile contracts cost

What fees are involved in suspending the unused phone numbers

Employees have things to clear up on their end as well. Schofield says it'ss no secret we all have personal photos, favorite web sites, music and other non-company information on our AT's38;T, iPhone, and other brand of cellphones, and PDAs.

If you'sve just been laid off and have to turn in your mobile phone (http://www.i-tag.net/WirelessServices.htm), what happens to that picture of your dog Buster or the kids You always need a backup plan or some type of pre-arranged agreement with your employer that allows you to retrieve your personal data, Schofield emphasizes.

Editor'ss Note: David Schofield (http://www.i-tag.net/Bio/Management/Schofield_Bio.htm) is available for interviews. For more information, please call TAG at 817.251.0081.

About TAG

TAG is one of the largest, nationally recognized, telecommunications consulting practices, specializing in the procurement and management of telecom network services. TAG provides far-reaching expertise in the core areas of telecom procurement, benchmarking, and vendor management.

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