I don't care if this is a stupid question since it doesn't cost me anything to ask. Is it possible to negotiate your severance? Can you wait a day and maybe hire a lawyer to try and get you a better deal before signing? Has anybody even tried or does everybody just accept from the get-go that it's not a possibility?
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Seagate provides a list of job titles and ages of people affected by layoffs to those that are being let go in that layoff. They do this because it is required by law.
Will Seagate provide detailed demographic breakdown of those laid off relative to the pre layoff Seagate population? Age, s-x, ethnicity, grade levels. Is seems they should need to provide this to prove they are not shaping the population as that would be discriminatory. I would ask for all those details and do some analyses and contact a lawyer if anything looks funny. Like if the post layoff population is younger or has a higher percentage of one s-x than the pre-layoff population.
Regarding severance negotiations, we at STST had "Reps" negotiating our severance. Management/HR steered them to what Management/HR wanted and not what the "Reps" wanted.Through the many weeks of negotiations and nonsense there was nothing "won" at all.A massive farce and charade from start to finish.Get your workplace unionised and you might have a better chance of negotiating your severance.
Folks, trust me when I tell you an extraordinary amount of time and effort is put into the termination process by the army of Seagate legal and HR staff. In fact, I'll argue that the principal objective of the entire layoff process is geared toward either avoiding litigation or ensuring Seagate will not lose litigation. Managers are trained in things like what sort of language to use, and documenting everything. So if you think you've been wrongfully terminated, and you have evidence, by all means hire an attorney to review your case. But the odds are against you unless you have some iron clad evidence of wrongdoing and you'll end up just wasting your money.
Nope. Read it, thought about it, then read it again.
There is not a time to negotiate during the layoff meeting with your manager. The severance agreement cannot be signed until after the notice period, though you will likely get a version of it prior. Then one has a longer period of time to sign, on the order of a month. A few weeks after the agreement is signed one gets the bulk of payment. One has no payments from Seagate from the end of the Notice Period to the final payment.
I thought heavily of getting a lawyer to ensure I knew what I was signing. The document does a good job of avoiding confusing legal terms, so I decided against. It may be a good idea for others.
In the USA, the health insurance only lasts for the Notice Period, and that is prior to the contact being offered for signing. So that exchange is unlikely.
A good lawyer may point out exchanges that are not explicitly in the agreement. That could be leverage. Perhaps Seagate is ready to increase the offer if just asked, but that seems unlikely.
If one thinks they have a legal case against Seagate, they should retain legal counsel; if only to check if they do have a case.
Best of luck to you.
There is no labor union, you have zero negotiating power. That's the way they want it.
there’s no severance negotiation, one either accepts the package or does not An attorney looking at it probably won’t do much except cost you money
Yes, we don't have a bargain power with regards to the severance I'm afraid
You don't have any bargaining power. I guess you could threaten to throw a tantrum.
No. Seagate can give you nothing if they wanted and you can't say jack. I can tell you are an entitled type.