severance pay
noun
: an allowance usually based on length of service that is payable to an employee on termination of employment
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Government-wide, employees have been pressured to resign with promises of eight months’ severance pay, while those who stay are given no job security.
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Factor in emergency savings, severance pay, unemployment benefits or income from a partner or family member.
—Margaret Cirino, NPR, 25 June 2025
The Trump administration expects 5 to 10 percent of federal employees to accept Trump's eight months of severance pay offer, Axios reported.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Former workers posted on social media that they were given 10 weeks of severance pay.
—Piper Heath, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Factor in emergency savings, severance pay, unemployment benefits or income from a partner or family member.
—Margaret Cirino, NPR, 25 June 2025
The Trump administration expects 5 to 10 percent of federal employees to accept Trump's eight months of severance pay offer, Axios reported.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Former workers posted on social media that they were given 10 weeks of severance pay.
—Piper Heath, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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“Severance pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/severance%20pay. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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