Description: Target, which recently decided to close all its stores in Canada, will give out a large cash payout to its senior managers, however, there’s no such payout for its 17,000 front-line workers.

Source: CBC

Date: January 24, 2015

Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/top-target-canada-managers-get-big-cash-payouts-as-stores-close-1.2930064

Questions for Discussion:

1. Provide a rationale for why Target is giving a large cash payout to its senior managers but not to its front-line workers?
2. Should the government intervene in such cases?
3. In your view, what should be the ideal settlement for all Target Canada employees?