Ondrej Holzman Apple will face a class action lawsuit filed against it by more than 12 employees at its Apple Stores across California. They complain about "unpleasant and humiliating" searches of their bags when leaving stores, which were supposed to prevent theft.
Several thousand current and former employees of Apple Stores, who are represented by Amanda Friekinová and Dean Pelle in the collective action, do not like that the personal searches were carried out after working hours, lasted up to a quarter of an hour, and were not reimbursed in any way.
Circuit Judge William Alsup of San Francisco gave now to the original 2013 lawsuit "collective" status, and the employees are demanding compensation for lost wages, unpaid overtime and other compensation from Apple.
Just in case it was pointed out again this June, when it emerged that some employees of California Apple Stores even wrote an email to CEO Tim Cook to address the situation.
Apple tried to argue that the case should not gain class status because not all managers at the mentioned Apple Stores were checking bags and that the searches were so short that no one should want compensation, but now everything will finally go to court as a class action .
So what, let them go do something else,
when it bothers them so much.
What would you do if you were searched as a thief when leaving work?
Nothing. I would either accept it or I would move on with the house. In factories, for example Lego, Amazon, etc., you are searched normally.
In short, everything is stated in the contract that you voluntarily signed ;)
Even in the Czech Republic it happens relatively normally, the fact is that not every day, but I know of at least 3 companies where inspections are "daily order".
One manufactures hygiene products (random checks), the second company is a hotel, but it only did this at the time when Ukrainian women stole things from guests, and the third is one of our car manufacturers (again random checks).
And it didn't blur anywhere, it's not about Apple, right? :-)
Kladicka luza, this is what Tim is talking about. We need to employ more women and also other nationalities or minorities. Otherwise end up like an evil juggernaut. Tim turns apple on the right path, some people will never swallow it because they are complexes with small onions.