Besse initially claimed she was wrongfully laid off and that her employer owed her $5,000 in unpaid wages and severance pay.

Source: https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/hashtag-trending-jan-16-class-action-filed-against-stability-ai-spy-software-reveals-time-theft-chinese-bank-offers-pfizer-vaccine/522125

But it’s unclear exactly why he received an additional $288,000 worth of severance pay.

Source: https://voiceofoc.org/2023/06/paying-for-silence-ocs-former-green-power-ceo-gets-nearly-four-times-severance-pay/

Ek also announced the affected employees would get five months of severance pay.

Source: https://qz.com/spotify-tech-layoffs-2023-follow-larger-pattern-1850020423

However, a dismissed employee who is offered alternative employment but the offer is not made via their retrenching employer is still entitled to severance pay – even if they refuse the alternative employment opportunity.

Source: https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/664399/what-the-law-says-about-severance-pay-in-south-africa-2/

Starting today, New Jersey businesses with at least 100 full-time employees will be required to provide severance pay to both full-time and part-time workers after mass layoffs of 50 or more workers.

Source: https://gothamist.com/news/new-jersey-now-requires-severance-pay-for-some-workers-in-mass-layoffs

The company said these job losses will impact “all areas” of the company and will lead to extra charges of around $15m due to severance pay and outplacement services, according to an SEC filing.

Source: https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/virgin-orbit-job-cuts-satellites-funding

Twitter reports are indicating that some stores are already shutting down, with apparently little to no severance pay for most long-time employees.

Source: https://realnewsmontana.com/ixp/628/p/bed-bath-and-bye-bye-for-billings-west-end-retailer/