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Severance packages in the US have been consistent over the years: 2-4 weeks plus 1 week for every year of service, capped at 26 weeks. Plus one free month of cobra.
Garden leave was a new benefit in 2025, which kept the dejobbed on payroll and benefits for a few weeks. No idea if that was a one off or if it will become standard.
Putting this up, useful info. Found here: @bj+1kkhyebqg
US employee who was lays off. Challenging severance offer in courts. Anyone been successful?
Some of the news feeds reporting 18 months and other generous offerings?
For those that got laid off, were you able to contribute to your 401k in the paycheck you received a week for every year worked.
Question #2, under wishful thinking, was there any company match. Pretty sure i know the answer on that one.
Looks like wells botched severance lump sum payouts and is sending out checks and letters for those who were underpaid.
VSPP is rare. They want to control who leaves and walk you to the door.
They would have too many volunteers for VSPP offers in mass. They will just hand pick and walk people out with regular severance over the next year....
Summit Beverage will purchase Hayden Beverage's business in Montana. This transaction is expected to cause job reductions for Hayden staff. Hayden Beverage employs 120 people across its Montana locations. Affected workers will receive severance and extra pay based on their tenure.
https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/summit-to-acquire-haydens-montana-assets-as-layoffs-loom
Anheuser-Busch will close its Merrimack, New Hampshire manufacturing plant early next year. This facility has operated for over 50 years. Approximately 125 full-time employees in New Hampshire are affected. The company offers jobs at other facilities and severance packages. Two other plants in California and New Jersey are also closing, impacting 475 total employees nationwide.
https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/12/12/anheuser-busch-merrimack-new-hampshire-closure-layoffs
Anyone know what the layoff package looked like for the unfortunate folks let go last week?
As a former CDW engineer my observation was that the number of engineers far exceeded the amount of available projects. While I worked with some smart engineers, a majority did not have skills comparable to their pay grade. Too many "that's not my niche" excuses for 6 figure salaries IMO.
The layoffs that are happening now is a forced "personnel correction" due to leadership not understanding the needs of the business.
Any experienced ?
Given notice period of 2 months , Can you retain your grants if layoff happens 2 months ahead of your vesting date ?
or you get forfeited ?
Retirement's nowhere in sight, I just don't want to stick around hoping for better days that aren't coming. The job market's rough, but I can swing a couple months unemployed. I need a change badly enough that I'm willing to take the risk.
Hello - When does the company payout the separation payment as per the agreement signed on last day . its been 4 weeks and i have got nothing. I raised a ticket to inquire about timeline and nobody response. I send an email to AskHR and nobody responds
September 1st is the start date for Phase II people in the office
Certain special people will be given the opportunity to stay where they are
This is was way more merciful than Phase I...
Sabre has turned into a horrible workplace I'd love to leave with a nice safety net. If layoffs are coming, I volunteer.
Does your prior service still count towards any new severance you may be eligible for later down the road? I got nine months severance pay for a layoff last year but I’m considering a new position back at the company. Just curious if I was rehired and laid off again in a couple of years I’d end up with 10 months of severance the next time.
I don't do that anymore. For the last year I've been doing the minimum and nothing more. Took two certifications on their dime. Spend my days learning things for my next role. Resume is out there. If they want to cut me, fine. The severance will just be extra. I'm ready.
This is a serious question. I would like to leave but with severance. Is there any way to get myself on the next list?
Can people share what severance package they got and timelines or any other info. Thanks
Bruyère Health plans to eliminate approximately 55 front-line positions. These roles include nurses and personal support workers. The Ottawa-based organization calls this a "redeployment process." This process may include potential layoffs for affected staff. Non-unionized employees are often owed significant severance pay.
Ottawa, Ontario
https://stlawyers.ca/blog-news/bruyere-health-layoffs-severance-pay/
Are VSPP offers enhanced any or are they just regular layoff/severance package rates?
Have there been any offers to anyone other than Techs?
My role was eliminated in the last RIF wave with a term date of 2/6. I was told it was due to cost pressures and not performance as I have always had high performance ratings but did unfortunately need a couple medical leaves last year. However, LESS than 20 calendar days later, my exact role was posted internally at one grade level lower. I still had my work laptop in my possession and hadn't received my severance check. The role is now posted externally. Is this even legal? I'm wondering if I have a case to call employee relations due to retaliation.
Please be kind in your responses, this is traumatic enough.
How many months paid cobra/ medical benefits is included as part of the severance? Also when does it kick in (i.e. the following month after termination)?
Got let go in October and my severance will run out in a few months - when should I apply for unemployment insurance?
will they take away our severance if we work for encore?
Will those who were laid off receive any bonus?
I left Dell at the beginning of Jan and lost my W-2. How do I get another copy?
I'm so tired of this. People who want to leave, who'd love a severance package, are stuck here waiting for the axe to fall. The company drags it out like we don't have lives to plan. This was a good place once. Really was. Now it's just gray and empty and I don't care anymore. I hope everyone here lands somewhere better whether they stay or go.
Does IBM severance agreement have a revocation period after signing if you are over 40 years old
for example if you are given 2 months, would the current month be normal payroll and then the next 2 months would be the payment?
I've figured out the game here. Most managers won't fire you for saying no because that requires confrontation and documentation. They're cowards who depend on you doing the work they can't do. So they just let it slide. Meanwhile they're building a list of people to sacrifice in the next layoff. You want on that list? Say no more often. Protect your energy and watch yourself move up the rankings. When the cuts come, you'll have a lighter workload and a severance package. It's a win.
Have any non-executives and non-management who have been RIFed successfully negotiated their severance?
I also read comments here stating RIFed employees must sign an NDA. Is it worth having an attorney read prior to signing?
Anyone who hasn't stayed on high alert and lined up a backup plan hasn't done themselves any favors. I'm not surprised by the announcement, and honestly, I don't really care anymore. I've saved enough to get through the worst, and I hope they don't mess with severance. I've got two opportunities lined up, one actually looks promising. Yeah, the job market's awful, and people are scared. But channel that energy into your exit strategy. It helps.
Heard it’s calculated on years of service.
I'm not seeing this in a post. If you already have the $2000.00 in stock and are laid off will you still have it or do you need to bank actively employed for tge 2 year waiting period. I'm on medical leave and don't have access to Worday. They cut my access as usual. I feel once I'm actively employed I'm going to be laid off. TIA
Hello IBMers - For folks here who received received their employment verification letter for themselves or third party after RA action. What does the employment verification letter date state in terms of last day . For current employees it shows service reference date as start date (same date of hire). When you are separated what does IBM show ..Does the service reference date indicate last date of employment or last day worked or last day before you went on leave (if you were on LOA) ?
I suspect it's just notice with no severance payout, but does anyone have experience of this?
Has anyone from the mid January layoff communication received either Severance payment or Special Payment?
Guessing all of this, as well as PTO payout will all come after term date, but just checking because of the language in the agreement:
" ....will be made as soon as administratively practical following the
execution of this agreement by you, but not later than March 15 of the calendar year
following the execution of this Agreement"