severance

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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

The files also suggest Mandelson explored the possibility of a severance payment of more than £500,000 after he was sacked, although the BBC understands he takes issue with this claim.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

It accused Nexstar of pushing “to gut severance pay and insert onerous provisions into the union contract that limit workers’ ability to freely negotiate the terms of their own employment.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

The company said the plan would cost it $450 million to $500 million in expenses and severance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Discharged with or without honor, fired with or without severance, dispossessed with or without notice, they hung around for a while and then could not imagine themselves anywhere else.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison