severance pay

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Several others described receiving early morning emails informing them they were no longer employed and would receive one month of severance pay.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Unionized workers at Diageo’s plant in Amherstburg in December ratified a closure agreement that provided enhanced severance pay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The draft law reduces severance pay, allows payments in kind and restricts vacation usage, among other proposals that the General Confederation of Labor considers "regressive."

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Department of Labor states there is no requirement for employers to offer severance pay.

From Salon • May 3, 2025

I searched for his severance pay on my desk, wondering who the devil had hired him in the first place.

From With a Vengeance by Woodley, J. B.