Cellular phones may be necessary for an employee to meet the demands of their job at the university. These employees are entitled to a monthly allowance to cover FIU business related costs. If the department head determines that an employee requires a cellular phone, an ePAF recurring payment request must be submitted through PantherSoft HR Manager Self Service.

A cellular phone allowance is granted per the following criteria as outlined in the Cellular Phone Policy:

• Job function requires considerable time outside of assigned office or work area and it is essential to the university that the employee be accessible during those times.
• Job function requires continuous accessibility beyond scheduled or normal working hours (i.e., on-call responsibilities for critical university services).
• Job function requires access to email outside of the office or beyond normal scheduled working hours and it is essential for the university that the employee has the ability to receive and send emails during those times.

If your department head determines that you qualify for a cellular phone allowance, an ePAF recurring payment request must be submitted through PantherSoft HR Manager Self Service.

Any employee who receives an allowance will be required to have the pertinent contact information (i.e., phone number) published or distributed for university business purposes.

Cellular Phone Stipend

Employees receiving a cellular phone allowance are also eligible to receive up to $200.00 maximum allowance on a bi-annual basis towards the purchase of a new phone/data equipment device.  In order to be reimbursed for the purchase of the new device, employees must submit a copy of the purchase receipt along with the completed and approved Cellular Phone Allowance/Purchase Request Form.