Amazon employees are requesting pay for extensive security screening after work. Amazon requires every employee to be screened after work in order to combat the stealing of warehouse items. Because of the amount of employees and the thoroughness of the screening, it takes employees roughly 30 minutes to pass through after their shift.
Including security screening in wages has many different angles to look at. On one hand, the fact that the screening is mandatory and takes up such a significant portion of worker’s time merits that pay should be allotted to the time spent inline. However, it also could be looked at as a necessary part of commuting to and from work, in which case pay would not be merited.
I don’t see this law passing. I think the extra time spent in security should be just considered part of the workers commute, and therefore does not require pay. Ultimately, just like a person factors commute time into their choosing of a job, I think the security screening is a factor that an employee should take into consideration before taking a job. If they have an issue with waiting in line for that line, they should find another job. This would hopefully cause Amazon to adjust wages as well, in order make the job more appealing and make up for the hindrance of security.