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severance pay

NOUN
payout to fired or laid-off worker
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At minimum, Baillie argues, he should have received $825,000 to $1.1 million in severance pay, based on company precedent.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 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

People who did not move to another role received severance pay based on how long they had worked at the company.

From BBC Jan. 27, 2026

The email offered current federal employees the option of around eight months of severance pay, in exchange for an immediate resignation.

From Salon Feb. 6, 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.



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