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

Alaska draws revenue from oil-and-gas production both from royalties and through a progressive severance tax, which means the tax grows as the price of crude climbs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Jones told MPs Lord Mandelson's position on severance pay was "inappropriate and unacceptable".

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

“If anything like this occurs again, all of your fathers will be dismissed without severance. Anybody know what severance is? Annie?”

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko