Use of mobile telephones - European Central Bank

The rules of the ECB as concerns the use of ECB mobile phones are provided for in an administrative circular. Members of staff may need to make personal calls on their ECB mobile phone; this is accepted as long as such use is restricted to short and urgent calls.

 

On a monthly basis, ECB area heads receive a report informing them about the total net costs of their staff's mobile phone usage. Should a manager wish to query the monthly statistical information on the costs for calls made by an individual staff member via the ECB phone, or require additional information he should follow, he should discuss the issue with the member of staff concerned and resolve discrepancies where possible. If, having assessed the situation, there are grounds to suspect misconduct on the part of a member(s) of staff, the Directorate General Human Resources shall be informed. It will then be up to Directorate Personnel to evaluate the situation and to consult or inform the Legal Service/Directorate Internal Audit if necessary. The manager will then decide together with Directorate Personnel about further actions. This action could possibly lead to a disciplinary action, but this was not the object of the present prior check.