Store worker of 20 years was fired for not paying for grocery bags at the self-checkout

• An employee of a UK grocery chain was fired for not paying for grocery bags at checkout.
• He reportedly took multiple bags which each cost less than $1.
• Many retailers have been rethinking their approach to self-checkouts after issues of theft. 

An employee of the UK grocery chain Sainsbury's, who had worked there for nearly 20 years, was fired after he didn't pay for plastic grocery bags at self-checkout, the BBC reported.

The employee reportedly purchased £30 ($37) of food, pillows, and bedding from the store after working the night shift.