San Francisco, March 28 (Ians) A former Amazon worker has sued the e-commerce giant in the US for not scheduling the mandatory 30-minute meal breaks for employees.
Lovenia Scott, a former employee of Amazon's fulfilment centre in Vacaville, California, alleged that the company didn't provide enough rest breaks for workers, The Verge reported on Saturday.
"When they did get their meal breaks, workers were expected to monitor their walkie-talkies in case of any problems on the floor, which sometimes cut into their break time," the lawsuit claimed.
First filed in San Francisco County Superior Court in February, the case has now been moved to US District Court California, Northern District.
The lawsuit also alleged that shifts were "chronically understaffed," which left some employees unable to take short 10-minute rest breaks in order to finish their work on time.
Amazon was yet to comment on the report.
Earlier this month, Amazon and...
Lovenia Scott, a former employee of Amazon's fulfilment centre in Vacaville, California, alleged that the company didn't provide enough rest breaks for workers, The Verge reported on Saturday.
"When they did get their meal breaks, workers were expected to monitor their walkie-talkies in case of any problems on the floor, which sometimes cut into their break time," the lawsuit claimed.
First filed in San Francisco County Superior Court in February, the case has now been moved to US District Court California, Northern District.
The lawsuit also alleged that shifts were "chronically understaffed," which left some employees unable to take short 10-minute rest breaks in order to finish their work on time.
Amazon was yet to comment on the report.
Earlier this month, Amazon and...
- 3/28/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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