Can an employer remove items from an employees locker even if she hasn't worked there in several months?

Question

I'm still considered an employee but haven't worked there in almost 6 months. I just found out that my personal items were removed from my locker.

Answer 1

If an employer provides lockers for the employees, they have the right to clean out a locker for incoming employees (new hires). If you're still an employee, and haven't worked there for 6 months (which makes me wonder how you consider yourself employed by them), then yes they can. In fact, most companies will only wait 30 days until cleaning out a locker for another employee, especially if there aren't enough to them.

Answer 2

Afraid so... the locker is company property. Your items, however, should have been returned to you... if they threw them away, you better check your employee handbook before asking for compensation. Most employers would consider your items abandoned after six months and would discard them if they were unable to contact you.

Answer 3

With reliable reason, specific! The lockers and the premises are the valuables of the employer. If the employer suspects that the locker consists of drugs, stolen products, explosives etc. you guess they could open them without the staff permission or him/her being contemporary. below primary circumstances the employer could have little or no pastime interior the lockers except there replaced right into a poor scent emanating from it or a criticism were raised or a suspicion replaced into dropped at their interest.

Answer 4

Yes, she can......it is her space. As far as what she did with your things, well, it is sort of abandonment of goods if you didn't claim them for 6 months. Did you think she would keep them there forever?

Answer 5

yes someone else may need locker