Staff who refuse can be fired according to the supermarket chain’s policy, as workers in Victoria prepare to strike on Friday
Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast
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.
About Author
More Stories
Labor loses $1bn from Victoria’s upcoming budget surplus in favour of ‘practical’ cost-of-living relief
Trump says he has a ‘little problem’ with Tim Cook over Apple’s India production
Son Heung-min tells South Korean police he is victim of blackmail attempt