Big Y joins anti-illegal worker program
Big Y, which has a number of stores in Central Mass., has become the first supermarket chain in New England to join a government program designed to reduce unauthorized employment and the use of fraudulent identity documents in the hiring process.
The Springfield company has joined a nationwide program run by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that was designed to create a legal and more secure work force through increased scrutiny in the hiring process. The voluntary program is aimed at providing the tools businesses need to make legal hires.
These tools include employment eligibility verification programs and employment audits by ICE.
Big Y was founded in 1936 and has approximately 67 retail locations in Massachusetts and Connecticut with more than 10,000 employees. This program will allow Big Y to achieve the highest level of employee integrity, said Laurie Hebert, director of talent management and employee relations, in a statement.
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