New travel booking system
On 20 January, our travel booking system will be updated. Existing bookings will remain valid but won't be viewable in the new system. Please note any current bookings before the update.
Using a smart device
You can either use your own smart device (smartphone or tablet) for work or, if you're eligible, one provided by the council.
Where a device is issued and managed by Essex County Council the device is referred to as a ‘corporate device’.
Where an employee is using their own device this is referred to as a ‘bring your own device’ or ‘BYOD’.
ECC smartphones: eligibility criteria
You can request a corporate device on the Assyst portal.
You must fulfil one or more of the criteria below before the device can be issued:
- you are a business continuity call cascade lead
- you are grade C or above
- you are an emergency planning contact
- your job role makes it mandatory for you to be contactable outside regular business hours
- your job requires you to spend the majority of your time (three to five days a week) at client visits or at events in the community
- you are a lone worker and need a phone for health and safety reasons
- you are an elected Essex councillor
Setting up your corporate smart device
You can find guidance on setting up and using mobile phones for work on the My 365 site.
This includes guidance on:
- how to set up your Android corporate device
- how to ensure your council mobile is compliant and set up with Microsoft Defender
- how to transfer files from your council mobile to your council laptop
Using a personal smart device
If you do not meet the criteria for a corporate device, you can use your own personal smart device to access emails, calendars or corporate data under the BYOD option.
The following personal devices can be used for this:
- Android - devices running on Google Android 9.0 or later
- iOS - devices running on Apple iOS 14.4.2 or later
Read our BYOD set-up guide.
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