severance
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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
Dismissals would become cheaper and more predictable for employers, who will be required to make monthly contributions into a dedicated fund that is earmarked to cover future severance costs.
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
T-Mobile said severance and costs related to a workforce transformation and reinvestment initiative had hit its earnings for the quarter by 26 cents a share.
From Barron's
The recent quarter included certain severance costs, net of tax, of $293 million, the company said.
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