Coles subjecting employees to bag checks in crackdown on some of Australia’s lowest paid workers

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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