Amazon lifts mobile phone ban in warehouses
We recognize the desire for employees to keep their mobile phones inside facilities and the last two years have demonstrated that we can safely do so amazon said in an email. “As a result, we will continue to allow employees to keep their mobile phones in their locker or pocket while they are on the job. We will also be extending this policy to the rest of our US fulfillment centers.”
The news comes just days after Amazon announced it acquired a company that provides warehouse robots.
The company had previously banned cellphones in warehouses and Amazon Prime Air facilities. In 2015, Amazon warehouse workers in Europe staged a walkout over the ban, which was eventually lifted.
The new policy is likely to be met with some skepticism from employees who don’t want to enter into a workplace where