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Honda is blasted for ordering hundreds of workers at Ohio factory to REPAY part of their bonuses because the company was 'too generous'
UK Daily Mail ^ | 09/18/2022 | Alex Hammer

Posted on 09/18/2022 4:32:57 PM PDT by DFG

Automotive giant Honda has come under fire after it asked workers at one of its US factories to repay hundred of dollars in bonuses they received earlier this month, saying it overpaid many of the checks in error and now needs that extra money back.

The brazen reneging from the car manufacturer came on Tuesday, when staff at the Marysville Honda Motors Co. factory in Ohio - which employs thousands of workers - were sent a memo demanding they give back money from overpaid bonuses.

The amount of each overpayment is currently unclear, as it varies from person to person based on salary - but the bonuses in many cases amount to hundreds of dollars, and were dished out to thousands of workers at the Ohio plant.

After announcing the bonuses had been erroneously overpaid in the bulletin Tuesday, brass at the Japanese automaker wrote that workers would have just nine days to decide on how they will pay back the additional sums.

Staffers will have the option to deduct the money from future paychecks or bonuses, or pay the outstanding amount up front by cash or check.

Those who abstain from those options, the company said Tuesday, will have the excess deducted from their future bonuses by default.

Workers will have until September 22 to decide how to pay back the money - a hardship for many who are used to getting bonus payments and had not expected to give a portion back.

Some staffers at the plant - one of a dozen factories in the country that collectively produce over 5 million cars annually - have since questioned if the company is justified in collecting the overpayments, with one attorney saying Honda is justified in requesting the forced refunds.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: bonus; honda; marysville; ohio
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To: metmom
It was a bonus and from the sounds of it, just a few hundred dollars per employee.

"Maybe I'll go to the movies......by myself!"

21 posted on 09/18/2022 5:15:54 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DFG

Who is their accountant? Wee Tu Hi ?


22 posted on 09/18/2022 5:18:48 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: metmom

It’s a petty thing to do. Instead they should have kept their mouths shut and reduced next year’s bonus if it is indeed a mistake.


23 posted on 09/18/2022 5:19:38 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Inside every leftist is a blood-thirsty fascist yearning to be free of current societal constraints.)
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To: Libloather

Or they got hacked.


24 posted on 09/18/2022 5:21:54 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: DFG

“Those who abstain from those options, the company said Tuesday, will have the excess deducted from their future bonuses by default.”

Should have just done this for everyone and not said anything. Other than the bean counters who caused this mess, who would have known?


25 posted on 09/18/2022 5:22:35 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: DFG

Sum Ting Wong.


26 posted on 09/18/2022 5:22:52 PM PDT by moovova
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To: DFG
The amount of each overpayment is currently unclear, as it varies from person to person but the bonuses in many cases amount to hundreds of dollars

If some people had been overpaid by outrageous amounts that were obviously an overpayment, that would be one thing. But a few hundred dollars (yes I know it adds up) is not worth what it will cost the company from a public relations and employee morale standpoint. The smart thing to do would be to just let it go. Next year, they could recoup the money by announcing that the bonuses would not be as generous as this year.

27 posted on 09/18/2022 5:23:15 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: Blood of Tyrants

I still wonder what the CEO’s bonuses look like.


28 posted on 09/18/2022 5:23:15 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith….)
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To: ifinnegan

So...you believe Honda when they say they made an error?


29 posted on 09/18/2022 5:24:45 PM PDT by moovova
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To: DFG
Staff at the the Honda accounting department.


30 posted on 09/18/2022 5:25:53 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: moovova

Sticking it to the union.


31 posted on 09/18/2022 5:27:23 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: PAR35

I’ve seen it happen in the banking business. At the senior executive level.


32 posted on 09/18/2022 5:27:59 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: DFG
Measure twice, cut once. Oh, that doesn't apply to the staff in Payroll.

This is a very bad sign for the company. The fact that this was likely reviewed at upper levels and they still didn't catch the error bodes poorly for them.

Sadly, I'm seeing this more and more in businesses. I'm appalled at the lack of attention to detail, especially in critical tasks. I've seen outlay authorizations with blatant errors approved by supervisors who clearly aren't looking at it or don't get it. The main reason I see for it is that companies have lost so much talent and have people in positions way above their abilities.

33 posted on 09/18/2022 5:29:21 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: metmom

“I realize the computer chip shortage contributed to that, but there is also the factor of the dealers screwing people over on new car prices. That cannot help in the least.”

The local Acura dealership was asking $80,000 on a MDX Type S that was listed for $68,000. I always go for Acura’s top trim but that is way too much.


34 posted on 09/18/2022 5:32:54 PM PDT by chrisinoc
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To: metmom

“I disagree that they should have to pay it back.”

They don’t have to pay it back.


35 posted on 09/18/2022 5:37:24 PM PDT by TexasGator ( Gator in Florids)
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To: DFG
LOL   This sounds like some guy in payroll was just messing with people.

My Dad was a computer programmer in payroll with General Electric way back when, and he loved to tell about one his programmer buddies accidently cutting a $1.000,000.00 paycheck for himself.   Or was it one of his co-workers pulling a prank?

36 posted on 09/18/2022 5:37:57 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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To: Nifster

“This will likely end up in court”

Nope.


37 posted on 09/18/2022 5:39:29 PM PDT by TexasGator ( Gator in Florids)
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To: DFG

Where is Hunt Stevenson when you need him ?


38 posted on 09/18/2022 5:44:19 PM PDT by al baby (Yes i know it was Gere )
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To: Nifster

It’s a tough one.

The bonus is basically a gift.

If it were overpayment of earned wages, they would certainly have a case, but to demand someone give back what was essentially a gift????

Bad move all around.


39 posted on 09/18/2022 5:46:36 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith….)
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To: DFG

What’s the matter? Did the CEO’s neighbor get a much bigger yacht and the CEO simply must outdo it?


40 posted on 09/18/2022 5:54:04 PM PDT by Allegra
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