Why Majority of Millennial Workers Dislike "Bring Your Own Device" Bans - McDermott Will & Emery

Why Majority of Millennial Workers Dislike “Bring Your Own Device” Bans

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Heather Egan Sussman said that while younger employees may oppose employer efforts to ban their personal electronics at work, they “can face the risk of disciplinary action for violating these rules,” which “can mean losing the right to have a personal device at work, up to and including termination of employment or anything in between.” Although companies get some cost saving when employees use their own devices, “there also are huge risks to the company for allowing dual use devices to attach to the network,” Ms. Sussman added. Read the full article