Gannett Co. Sued by employees of Honolulu Advertiser 0
The latest in the long list of employees suffering due to the recession is that of employees of Honolulu Advertiser. Of these, the suit has been filed by four of these employees who have had a long standing of employment with this company and they are suing the parent Gannett Co. This company has not given them the mandatory notice of termination of 60 days. This is because the state of Hawaii is set to lose its largest daily newspaper which is on the very brink of getting sold off. According to provisions of labor laws, employees should get a 60day notice of termination to help them make alternative employment arrangements and to look for job elsewhere to sustain themselves and their families.
These four employees are long standing employees of Honolulu Advertiser and they want the court to take the case as a class action suit representing 175 employees of the local union that is fighting for the cause and the rights of these disadvantaged and wronged employees. The employees want monetary damages as well as upholding of their right to work for 60 days till they are laid off. Almost 900 employees have already got notices of termination in this company.
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