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Hy-Vee Receives Backlash for Layoffs in Iowa
Some local Quad Cities and regional Hy-Vee employees are still in a bit of shock.Not long after announcing they will no longer be open 24 hours, Hy-Vee began scaling back, citing staffing changes would happen. For several weeks now, Hy-Vee has been letting employees go and some family members have taken to social media. After a short search online, there were more stories about what is is happening.
According to posts at TheLayoff.com/hyvee, there have been hour decreases, full-time employees demoted to part-time, and manager positions for entire sections of the store, eliminated.
Reddit.com is also a place where talk about the layoffs and changes are happening. One thread has over 188 comments and includes talk of Hy-Vee's lack of severance pay, among other things.
Below is Hy-Vee's original press release from February 18, 2020 at KELO.com:
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