severance
noun
sev·er·ance
ˈsev-rən(t)s 
ˈse-və-
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Former employees, including retail employees who were given no severance and only five days' notice that their stores were closing, told Fortune that Merrill provided no reason for the sudden change and posted cat memes on her Instagram the day that the announcement was made.
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Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
Gerber’s contract with the city of Shawnee states that his firing without cause would require the city to pay six months worth of his salary as severance.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Last year, the company denied the executives’ claims for severance, according to the complaint.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2024
Figma offered severance to workers who wanted to quit, with just over 4 percent, or around 52 workers, taking the offer, said Michael Amodeo, a company spokesman.
—Erin Griffith, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
The severance costs, which separate the price of servicing customers within San Diego’s municipal border from SDG&E customers who live outside the city’s border, are estimated at $254 million.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
The company laid off a bunch of people, eating $3.4 million in severance costs alone over the next few months.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
For example, last year, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that overly broad non-disparagement clauses are unlawful in severance agreements.
—Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
That’s because the total costs of job cuts include severance, benefits and helping former workers find employment.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
Gerber’s contract with the city of Shawnee states that his firing without cause would require the city to pay six months worth of his salary as severance.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Last year, the company denied the executives’ claims for severance, according to the complaint.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2024
Figma offered severance to workers who wanted to quit, with just over 4 percent, or around 52 workers, taking the offer, said Michael Amodeo, a company spokesman.
—Erin Griffith, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
The severance costs, which separate the price of servicing customers within San Diego’s municipal border from SDG&E customers who live outside the city’s border, are estimated at $254 million.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
The company laid off a bunch of people, eating $3.4 million in severance costs alone over the next few months.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
For example, last year, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that overly broad non-disparagement clauses are unlawful in severance agreements.
—Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
That’s because the total costs of job cuts include severance, benefits and helping former workers find employment.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
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severance
noun
sev·er·ance
ˈsev-(ə-)rən(t)s
: the act or process of severing : the state of being severed
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