It is ridiculous.
I can just see Apple saying something like well then don’t carry a purse that’s what Apple Pay is for!
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Apple Could Owe Millions for Off-the-Clock Employee Bag Searches in California
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I can just see Apple saying something like well then don’t carry a purse that’s what Apple Pay is for!
Should get paid until the bag search is completed, that way there is a financial incentive for store managers to get it done as quickly as possible. 45 mins waiting does sound extreme, however I hope there was security video to protect both sides claim. If you clocked out that is when the company says all is good. Though many companies have this practise and should change the company policy.
I concur with another poster who was an employee and said these bag searches take a minute or less, not sure about this 45 mins wait time claim, was the person responsible for bag searches on lunch or something. Seems odd tbh.
I concur with another poster who was an employee and said these bag searches take a minute or less, not sure about this 45 mins wait time claim, was the person responsible for bag searches on lunch or something. Seems odd tbh.
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What's nonsense is clocking out first. The only places I've had clocks they were right by the door and the employees clock out as they walk out the door. No possibility of argument.
True, but when their interests match my interests, I'm fine with letting them do their thing.
Confirmed. I worked at two AAA volume Apple Stores, and the security guards make less than the retail employees. They flash the light in your bag and pretend they’re looking. They literally don’t get paid enough to care about a trillion dollar conglomerate.
Is anyone being forced to work at an Apple Store? No. Is anyone being forced to bring a bag to work? No. It might sound stupid the way these searches were/are being conducted, but nobody is being forced to do anything.
Same for prisons. No electronics, including smart watches and phone. All bags had to be clear plastic and go through an x-ray with employee going through metal detectors. But, with that said, we are just talking about Apple stores...
I think suicide safety nets spring to mind
I only have two questions:
Q1. Name of the employee to the far right?
Q2. Contact information of the employee to the far right?
The thirstiness and absolute lack of taste.
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That's what gets you off? You're better than that.
Typical response from some man who likely never worked a service-based job and can’t think beyond his own small, suburban world.
Never mind women, nor people living in dense cities, nor people with disabilities who need to carry more than a wallet in their back pocket all day.
Well I am willing to find out if it may work out between us, now do you have a name and contact information or are you just playing with my heart and emotions on Valentines Day!
Technically, *a lot* of these "Chinese workforce" are not Apple's but Foxconn's..
That's the beauty of outsourcing
Maybe following this, Apple won't directly employ these store workers any more – opting for a "managed services" company instead thus shifting all labor-related risks to that company.
So for everyone saying bag checking is wrong let me tel you this. I’ve worked at bestbuy for 5 years now and the stuff employees in the past have tried to steal or stolen is remarkable. Just last month AP caught a new hire trying to sneak a set of keys to locked up items.
If you're referring to the workers assembling phones and computers, they are not Apple employees.
As much as I love Apple, I absolutely agree with the sentence.
They want to check their employees, they have to do that during duty time. They have no rights to keep those people in the store ...
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The people you are referring to are Foxconn employees and they don’t work just on apple’s products.
They want to check their employees, they have to do that during duty time. They have no rights to keep those people in the store ...
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It is quite common in many places...
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They have very little “Chinese workforce “. Basically just Apple store employees.
The people you are referring to are Foxconn employees and they don’t work just on apple’s products.
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It’s fair enough if you can’t bring it in but there is no excuses for waiting 45 minutes unpaid to be searched. I worked in a medium secure forensic hospital. It’s basically a psychiatric hospital for people that would otherwise be in prison if they did not have a mental illness. We were not allowed mobiles or any electronics and various other Items. We just left them in a locker at the start of the shift and then picked them up at the end. No waiting around to be searched. You go through an airlock with metal detectors in them.
The issue isn’t about being allowed to have the items or not. It’s about not being paid whilst waiting to be searched.
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People need to carry bags for all sorts of reasons. What about if the employee is diabetic and needs to carry insulin with them or other important medications? Or it might be their lunch. Or women’s sanitary products?
She's my daughter and certainly not interested in your type ?I only have two questions:
Q1. Name of the employee to the far right?
Q2. Contact information of the employee to the far right?
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Hopefully it does.
They are being forced to wait after their shift for nearly an hour and not being compensated.
If they skip bag checks then they are assumed to be a thief.
These places have areas where you can store your belongings and change into required clothing. And if it has very high requirements there is a gate between the areas where you can get inspected. It's not like they ask medical staff to change into hazmat suits from home.