The American company “Amazon” canceled its decision to prevent its workers from using their smartphones inside its stores
In statements to the American “Bloomberg” agency, she said that she had told her employees that she was retracting her decision to ban personal phones in warehouses on December 17, “until further notice,” she said.
Amazon has been banning the use of smartphones inside warehouses for years, but it eased its approach with the spread of the emerging Corona virus pandemic.
Amazon did not explain the reason behind its decision to cancel the ban on its employees from using their phones inside its stores, but it comes after a hurricane hit one of its warehouses in Edwardsville, Illinois, killing 6 people, as well as the incident of one of the managers in the company threatening a driver with dismissal from her work in If its shipments are not delivered during a hurricane.
Amazon’s latest announcement also comes after a spike in cases of (Covid-19), and demands for warehouse employees to access their phones for safety alerts, and to stay connected in case of emergencies.