A trend that has been growing for years is the use of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, which allow employees to use their own personal devices such as phones and laptops for work.
Employers often allow employees to use their own devices because of cost savings—the organization wouldn’t need to purchase devices for employees who use ones they already own, and it wouldn’t have to pay the monthly fees associated with the devices or could offer only a set amount for reimbursement.