Staff who refuse can be fired according to the supermarket chain’s policy, as workers in Victoria prepare to strike on Friday
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Coles is subjecting staff to bag checks at the end of their shifts in a crackdown on grocery theft targeting some of Australia’s lowest paid workers.
The bag check policy, which has been tightened as food prices surge, requires employees leaving a store to present their personal bags for inspection.
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