Many businesses have a similar policy. I know my employer does.
Fortunately, my "policy" requires that I do the right thing, regardless of what my employer says.
i was told i could close line people to stop them from stealing as long as they were in the store.So the same logic is to not attempt to stop someone walking out of the store with unpaid for items. They could become enraged and fight back and you could be fired. Makes complete sense.
I wonder if his break was paid or unpaid. If he wasn't being compensated for his own private time, I wonder if that changes anything. Legally speaking.Walmart should be free to set their own policies.
Employees should be free to accept or reject those policies by accepting or rejecting employment.
I wish there were less laws, less "policies" and more common sense.
Apparently Walmart would prefer that the employee had turned his back and the woman removed from their property in an ambulance. Apparently that would have been better for his Walmart career than any compassion toward a woman in danger on their property.