Apple to make many security guards full-time employees
Source: Mercury News
By Julia Love
CUPERTINO -- Amid debate about Silicon Valley's sweeping use of contract workers, Apple will dramatically expand its in-house security team, giving the officers the same benefits as other employees.
After a yearlong review, Apple has decided to hire the majority of its day-to-day security staff in the valley as full-time Apple workers, a spokeswoman told this newspaper. The Cupertino-based company had previously used a contractor to fill the positions. Like other Apple employees, the security guards will be entitled to full health insurance, retirement contributions and leave for new parents, among other benefits.
"We will be hiring a large number of full-time people to handle our day-to-day security needs," the spokeswoman said. "We hope that virtually all of these positions will be filled by employees from our current security vendor and we're working closely with them on this process."
Apple will soon begin hiring for the security team, inviting its current officers to apply for in-house positions. The company will still use contract security guards when it needs to expand its force temporarily for special events.
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FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2011 file photo, an Apple employee walks between Apple buildings at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. (Paul Sakuma/AP photo)
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With the $ they are making, they could make their products here.
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