The timing couldn’t have been much worse for the grocer.
of a letter addressed from the Kroger Payroll Department explaining to a redacted employee, “As you may be aware, you were overpaid your Emergency Pay in the gross amount of $461.60”—then asking for repayment in full. “Failure to repay the overpayment could result in further collection efforts,” the letter added in bold.
In the days since, the post has attracted a lot of attention—racking up nearly 30,000 retweets—eventually garnering a response from the official Kroger Twitter account. Unsurprisingly, the grocer has decided to let this financial disagreement slide. “Thank for your reaching out,”. “We’ve instructed our payroll department to directly inform the small number of associates affected by the recent overpayments of Emergency Leave of Absence pay that we will not seek repayment.
The timing couldn’t have been much worse for Kroger. Last week, the chain came under fire for ending its $2-per-hour, so-called “hero pay” bonuses staff had been receiving for nearly two months on May 17, despite employees' concerns that their jobs were no less dangerous than before.
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