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The Harvey Norman Group cancels School Locker volunteer program – SBS
Gerry Harvey’s Harvey Norman Group’s sister company ‘School Locker’ ran an advertisement for volunteers that has seen #BoycottHarveyNorman go viral. The retail…
Gerry Harvey, the founder and executive chairman of the Harvey Norman group, has been under fire for the ‘School Locker’ advertising campaign to hire volunteers who would assist families with school uniform purchases and would be paid with vouchers and store credits, instead of a standard wage.
The program began in late January this year with a total of 37 volunteers, however, the company has made a U-turn.
“[It] has been cancelled moving forward,” a Harvey Norman spokesperson told The Feed.
The…
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