After nearly seven years of ruling Apple and its employees at other times, finally, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that Apple should pay workers in its retail stores for the time they spend during security measures of inspecting their bags and personal items.
What's the story
This case dates back to the year 2013, when employees in Apple stores had to wait in a long line after the end of their shift in order to undergo inspection, and this procedure was carried out by Apple by inspecting the bags and personal belongings of employees after the end of their work to prevent someone from stealing or smuggling one of the devices The company.
The time that Apple employees wait until the completion of the inspection process ranges from 10 to 15 minutes, and sometimes increases to 45 minutes of waiting, and in the event that the employee rejects this procedure, he is punished or his work is immediately terminated.
And demanded workers in Apple stores that they be accounted for this time as a time allocated to the US company and not personal time.
Apple responded
The American company refused to pay its employees and its response was that the workers can get rid of this security measure by not having a bag or even a wallet while coming to work in the store and thus the blame falls on the employee and not the company.
Hence, the case began when a number of Apple store employees filed a lawsuit against Apple in order to hold them accountable for the time they spend in queues for inspection, but the case was dismissed in 2014, when the judge based the case on a similar incident to Amazon, the case of workers in the warehouse of the e-commerce giant was rejected because the judge It was found that undergoing security checks was not part of their job they were getting paid to do and so Apple won that round.
Ongoing appeal
After losing the first round, Apple employees appealed to the California Supreme Court, which ruled in their favor and ordered Apple to pay them compensation for this lost time.
Apple appealed the case again and won, then the staff appealed again and so on until we reached the end of the 7-year case.
Last appeal
After appealing from employees of Apple stores, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the USA said that Apple needs to pay more than 12 workers in its stores for the time they spend undergoing security checks at the end of their shifts.
A panel of three judges overturned the latest ruling, which was in favor of Apple, and the Supreme Court said the time workers spend conducting security checks is compensable under state law.
Point of view
Apple is wrong here, if a company asks the employee to stay at the workplace for any reason, this time is considered in favor of the company and not a personal time and therefore Tim Cook must immediately accept the ruling and apologize to employees who waited for 7 years.
Clarification : Apple has changed its baggage inspection policies, and employee bags or personal items are now rarely searched.
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Thank you for this nice topic
Of course, the ruling is fair, and Apple must pay
Thank you for this nice topic
I see that the judgment is fair to the employees who were affected by that measure, as it is "overtime" and is worth the fee
No confidence
Why did she change her policy now, not wanting to pay, and her fear of thefts diminished.
This company and others enslave the employees
In the recent period, many people have increased their hatred for this
The company because of its behavior .. 🌹
Of course, it must be paid because it is a time the company requires for employees to stay at its headquarters
It does not matter for any reason, but because they are in the company
General problem ...
I work as an accountant and I leave after my shift for half an hour in Saudi Arabia. If Apple loses the case, then clothing companies and restaurants must close an hour before work.
As long as the beneficiary is Apple from not leaking anything from its allocations, its employees are entitled to compensation for the time of inspecting their belongings
By God, a strong movement from Apple stopped the inspection, but it did not even pay an extra for the employees
Companies always innovate in using all the tools for their benefit, even if at the expense of the employee
Although it appears great for some large companies, the subcontractors are the opposite
Not bringing a bag *
And if it is its policy not to take the bags, time has a price, and the greatest beneficiary must pay the price
I swear, I don’t know who is right
It is normal for them to search for 45 minutes
They answer solutions so that the issue becomes faster
thank you!
Did you not notice that it contradicts the privacy provisions set by the company !?
As a former employee of an American company, I support the employees in their case and consider that their demands are fair and they deserve financial compensation
Every minute that the employer benefits from must be paid to the employee
The guilt is the fault of the employees because they bring bags, so I am sure I search them, why not ?? And if you want to waste your time, do not answer with you anything 😐😐
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Apple does not waste its time and in return takes the employee's time.
In this case, I support the employee to take his right.
Do not forget that Apple asked them not to bring a bag. Whoever brings a bag Apple has the right to inspect.
The choice not to bring a truth is not appropriate because the employee needs it, puts water, food, phone and headphones in it, perhaps especially after the spread of the epidemic, so it is better to bring his things from home instead of buying from outside during work hours.
I think Apple and any company that does such acts is an unethical company, and Tim Cook lacks so much that we call him an ethical merchant.
How long will companies underestimate their workers as if they were high on them in return for your salary I offer you my services and if it were not for the presence of employees in Apple company, it would not have fallen without them, there is no achievement and no profits, unfortunately, the state of the world
I think that conducting an employee search for lack of confidence in him is inappropriate, and the company could have forced the employee to change his clothes before entering his work with special clothes that the company details to the employees according to their satisfaction and reputation
When the employee leaves for work, he takes off the company’s clothes and puts on his clothes
For your information, this procedure is carried out by gold factories and some funds in banks
The problem is the bags, not the clothes
In my opinion, the company could have reduced their working time by XNUMX minutes, and inspected it
XNUMX minutes will not affect sales and it will not take employees' time either
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Yes, I think that the time of inspection is a time for the employee, and he has the right to demand in return