Just a day before the planned protests by fired Standard Group employees to the media house to demand their pay, the Chief Executive Officer of the company has reached out to them to quell the matter.
Marion Mwangi, the group's CEO, who had remained unruffled by their plight, has now communicated with them via text messages.
Details privy to Kenyans.co.ke have revealed that the CEO is reaching out to employees individually inviting them for a meeting on Thursday, November 28.
According to the message, the ex-employees have been invited to discuss the outstanding payments and be informed of the steps that the management has taken to solve the issue.
"You are invited to a meeting on Thursday, November 28, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at the Panari Hotel (Rubi meeting room) to discuss the outstanding benefits owed to you. I will also provide an update on the steps the management has taken to address this matter," a section of the message read.
The CEO goes further to reveal to the ex-employees that the meeting will give them a chance to give their opinion on the financial issues and be listened to.
"There will be an open forum for additional concern. Please bring your identification for registration. Looking forward to meeting you," the message continues.
Standard group employees have been facing difficulties for the past months as the company faces financial difficulties. Several journalists have been working without full pay, while others left the group searching for greener pastures.
Employees from across different Standard Group media outlets including Radio Maisha, Spice FM, Berur FM, and Vybez Radio (now closed) have lamented about living on a fraction of their pay since June 2023.
The company also failed to honour a one-year redundancy payment plan as was the agreement when some of the employees had their contracts terminated.
Some of the indignant former employees have revealed that the company owes them millions in arrears.
The planned Thursday match was their last resort to get the money after a planned go-slow in July that led to some employees downing their tools and paralszing KTN's 1:00 p.m. news made no impact.
