This is a huge no-no in any business.
You or your supervisor should tell these people english only at the workplace. They have not been hired to be part of an exclusive club that only they can be a part of, where they can talk smack about other employees right in front of them, it causes a lot of suspicion from my experience.
I have had experiences with this and it is completely unprofessional. Even if they aren't talking about you or perhaps the customers, if you're in retail, they still shouldn't do it.
As a customer there is nothing I hate more than going into a business where the employees talk in another language while I'm standing there waiting to get served. Even if they aren't snickering at me it still isn't cool. Obviously there are some exceptions to this like when I go to Chinatown it is expected.
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