Hy-Vee workers are talking about the end of their employee discount, and several people have reached out to our newsroom after the West Des Moines-based grocery chain made the announcement. According to an internal video obtained by the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, starting today, employees will no longer receive the 10% discount in store. In the video, Hy-Vee CEO Georgia Van Gundy explains that the change is due to fraud and abuse occurring within the program, which launched in 2019. Company executives will spend the coming months evaluating the program and, hopefully, publicity, said Van Gundy. About the new employee discount program this summer. Van Gundy said more checks and balances were needed so the opponent could not be abused. The company has made headlines over the past year for making several changes to its corporate structure, including laying off hundreds of employees. Hy-Vee is the largest private employer in Iowa, and according to its website, more than 93,000 people work at Hy-Vee across eight states, and Hy-Vee told KCCI it will share more information later today.
Hy-Vee workers talk about the end of their employee discount.
Several people reached out to our newsroom after the West Des Moines-based grocery chain made the announcement.
According to an internal video obtained by the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, starting today, employees will no longer receive the 10% discount in store.
In the video, Georgia Van Gundy, CEO of Hy-Vee, explains that the change is due to fraud and abuse occurring within the program, which was launched in 2019.
Company executives will spend the coming months evaluating the program, Van Gundy said, and hope to announce a new discount program for employees this summer.
Van Gundy said more checks and balances were needed so the opponent could not be abused.
The company has made headlines over the past year regarding several changes to its corporate structure, including layoffs of hundreds of employees.
Hy-Vee is the largest private employer in the state of Iowa.
According to its website, more than 93,000 people work for Hy-Vee across eight states.
Hy-Vee told KCCI it will share more information later today.
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