The Severance Snafu at KIRO 7

 

Courtesy our friends at ftvlive.com, here is the skinny from inside sources at KIRO7 in Seattle about layoffs and the severance snafu:

It has been nothing short of a mess at Cox, KIRO in Seattle.

The station laid off several employees and is now pouring salt in the wound.

Most of the employees were laid off between June 20th and 24th. Many had several years of service, and the station was supposed to pay the laid-off staffers one week of severance pay for each year of service.

So, an employee who had been with the station for 8 years, would get paid for 8 weeks, a total of 4 paychecks every two weeks.

Sources tell FTVLive that this past Friday, July 26th, the severance checks did not go out as promised.

Employees who were looking to make rent and house payments, found no money sent their way. The former employees were contacting the station, Cox HR, and anyone who could look into this issue.

One staffer was told that they would try to have the problem fixed by this Friday and the money would be deposited in their accounts. But that means it is a week late, and when you're out of work, that can be a huge issue.

Sources say the union is investigating the issue and trying to help the employees who were stiffed by Cox for a second time.

It is humiliating enough to be laid off, but to be stiffed on pay is a disrespectful slap in the face.  If it was a mistake, okay.. those happen.. but to tell me and others to wait a full week??  An insult again, said one former staffer that was screwed over.

"They couldn't even get the layoffs right.  Now, they can't seem to get the payroll right," said a former employee.

It is a shame how bad Cox has gotten since it was purchased by a group of bean counters.