Amazon.com Inc. is holding off on plans to ban cell phones from the company’s warehouses after six workers died when a facility in Edwardsville, Illinois collapsed after being struck by a tornado on Dec. 10.
What Happened
The e-commerce giant had previously planned to prohibit employees from bringing mobile phones into Amazon warehouses, then on Friday workers received a message that cell phones would be allowed “until further notice,” which the company confirmed Saturday.Prior to the pandemic, Amazon employees were not allowed to have their phones on warehouse floors. Rules required phones to be left in employees’ vehicles or in lockers near break rooms.
