I wonder if the difference here is whether the employer buys laptops outright or leases them. If they lease they surely need to get them back or pay a penalty.

I wonder if the difference here is whether the employer buys laptops outright or leases them. If they lease they surely need to get them back or pay a penalty. If they’ve bought them outright then it’s hard to imagine it would be cost effective to pay for someone to return a 4 year old HP laptop. Shipping plus labor to wipe it would have to exceed the value of most “business” laptops.