“sent home a day early to avoid mischief”
Exactly. Smart business move.
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Yes it is and especially since they gave them all their money.
When I was Supt or Foreman of medium to large Asphalt Companies I used to get ticked when you would fire someone they would make them wait until the regular payday to give them their money.
I did understand it was mostly to make sure someone in ‘need’ of a couple of bucks wouldn’t commit a ‘fireable’ offense etc but I looked at it as if you made the guy wait a couple of weeks for his money, he just has time to ‘stew’ will end up visiting the offices etc then come in with an attitude on pay day.
I figured, fire them, pay them off and for the most part you were done with them as they would ‘move on’.
AND, in this case, they were closing down the plant so every last employee was losing his/her livelihood. That would leave LOTS of room for mayhem. Not that this particular group of employees would necessarily act out, but better safe than sorry. The equipment and other property is still valuable.
I once worked for a federal govt agency that was vacating its downtown location after close of business on Friday, moving into a new building when we reopened on Monday. In fairness, the building was going to be demolished, but, omg, how everyone totally trashed in a celebratory fashion what was there! I doubt they’d have done it if new tenants were moving in ... but in any case, as an employer or business owner, I’d want them out sooner rather than later. Then close the facility.
In this case, I think Unilever handled the entire transaction very well. Lots of notice about the closing, then pay them, and close it out a day before expected. I do wonder, tho, where they can produce more cheaply? Are those jobs and the ice cream production going overseas? I don’t want my ice cream from China!