how does severance pay work when you’re laid off or fired?

With layoffs in the U.S. surging (in July, they reached their highest level since the early months of the pandemic), you might be wondering if you’d receive severance pay if it happened to you. If you do get laid off, ideally that wouldn’t be the first time you think about severance pay; you want to […] The post how does severance pay work when you’re laid off or fired? appeared first on Ask a Manager.

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With layoffs in the U.S. surging (in July, they reached their highest level since the early months of the pandemic), you might be wondering if you’d receive severance pay if it happened to you. If you do get laid off, ideally that wouldn’t be the first time you think about severance pay; you want to go into any negotiation about pay already armed with some basic facts.

At The Cut today, I’ve rounded up some common questions and answers about severance pay and how to get it. You can read it here.

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