Equipment Policy

Letting Someone Keep Their Laptop: Device Buyout at Offboarding

Device Lifecycle

Letting Someone Keep Their Laptop: Device Buyout at Offboarding

Device Lifecycle

Oct 7, 2026 7 min read

Letting Someone Keep Their Laptop: Device Buyout at Offboarding

When a buyout is cheaper than retrieval, why the wipe still has to happen first, who should authorise it, and how to record it so it is not read as a loss.

Contractor Laptop Policy: Company Hardware for People Who Are Not Employees

Device Lifecycle

Contractor Laptop Policy: Company Hardware for People Who Are Not Employees

Device Lifecycle

Oct 7, 2026 7 min read

Contractor Laptop Policy: Company Hardware for People Who Are Not Employees

Why the employee policy does not transfer, deciding on data access rather than contract type, where the terms belong, and controlling an own-device arrangement.

Equipment Policy

Letting Someone Keep Their Laptop: Device Buyout at Offboarding

Letting Someone Keep Their Laptop: Device Buyout at Offboarding

Contractor Laptop Policy: Company Hardware for People Who Are Not Employees

Contractor Laptop Policy: Company Hardware for People Who Are Not Employees

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