Question

You are working at a manufacturing facility where employees have signed a workplace contract agreeing to a search of their person and parcels prior to exiting the building. An employee is leaving at the end of their shift. You ask to search them and they refuse to allow you to perform the search. What should you do?

A) Search them under the authority of the Trespass to Property Act
B) Do not search them, advise them it is the company policy to search all employees and request they await a facility manager
C) Arrest them on the reasonable and probable grounds of having stolen something
D) Insist that they submit to a search reminding them that they have signed a contract to that effect

Answer 1

The appropriate action if an employee refuses a search is to not proceed with the search, inform them of company policy, and request that they wait for a facility manager.

Step-by-step explanation:

If an employee refuses to allow a search at a manufacturing facility despite having agreed to such searches as part of their workplace contract, the correct course of action would be B) Do not search them, advise them it is the company policy to search all employees and request they await a facility manager. Under no circumstances should you search them against their will, as this could violate the employee's rights and potentially be considered an unlawful search. Instead, calmly explain the company's policy and ask for their cooperation while waiting for a manager or the relevant authority to address the situation. It is important to follow the company's protocols in these circumstances to ensure that legal standards and employee rights are maintained.