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Amazon avoids paying warehouse workers for long waits and walks, practices that affect thousands — CNET

Giant employers routinely ask workers to engage in time-consuming tasks like after-shift bag searches but don’t pay them because the activity isn’t productive for the company, writes Laura Hautala.

Here is the link: https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-avoids-paying-warehouse-workers-for-long-waits-and-walks-practices-that-affect-thousands/

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