How to Use severance pay in a Sentence

severance pay

noun

• Of the workers who were fired, less than 20% were given severance pay, the survey found.
  — Julhan Alam, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2020
• The campaign claimed that all staff members were given severance pay and healthcare through the month of March.
  — Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2020
• The staff was let go without any notice or severance pay.
  — Juliana Feliciano Reyes, Philly.com, 12 July 2018
• My friends who work at Taos told me that non-salaried workers are getting severance pay.
  — Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 17 Mar. 2020
• The bank will pay them the equivalent of their salary until the end of year in addition to their severance pay, according to the spokesman.
  — Nicolas Parasie, Bloomberg.com, 7 Oct. 2020
• Under the new contract, the employees will receive severance pay of $2,000 for each year of work.
  — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2024
• The jobs of thousands of employees — and their retirement savings and severance pay — are on the line.
  — Eliza Ronalds-Hannon, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2023
• They'll be provided severance pay, Hunter said in his email.
  — Tracey Lien, latimes.com, 8 Mar. 2018
• Those who are laid off will be given severance pay and will not be asked to sign nondisclosure agreements.
  — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2021
• He will not be given any severance pay, the board decided.
  — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2021
• The government has also said his son will give up severance pay and bonuses.
  — Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 30 May 2023
• Public employees are limited to 20 weeks of severance pay by law, and that's what the MPO agreed to give the director.
  — Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 Nov. 2017
• In June, the council reduced his severance pay to nine months in the event Orozco was terminated.
  — Lex Talamo, The Seattle Times, 20 July 2019
• According to the Post, when Akima fired her, the company promised four weeks of severance pay but only gave her two.
  — Breanna Edwards, The Root, 5 Apr. 2018
• According to her suit, Briskman was promised four weeks of severance pay, but only received two.
  — Natasha Bach, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2018
• Those who lost their job amid the closures will receive 60 days of severance pay, including the raises and bonuses.
  — Ileana Najarro, Houston Chronicle, 23 Jan. 2018
• Someone who has been with the company 12 years or more is looking at a maximum of 12 months in severance pay.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2023
• But their problems will not stop at that one employee’s severance pay.
  — Ariella Steinhorn, Fortune, 14 June 2023
• In recent months, those workers have been fighting for severance pay.
  — Lillian Rizzo, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2018
• Those cut will receive 14 weeks of severance pay, plus two weeks for every year of employment with the company past one year.
  — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 14 June 2022
• Those who don’t will be laid off and receive up to four months of severance pay, a source said, although they could be rehired in a contributor role for less pay.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023
• If employees choose not to stay with Amazon, they will be given severance pay.
  — Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2022
• As a sop to the country's powerful labor unions, the new rules will force companies to pay higher levels of severance pay.
  — Geoffrey Smith, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2017
• Store employees will receive severance pay and may apply for jobs at other Kmart and Sears stores.
  — Zlati Meyer, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2018
• For instance, agreements can help ensure that workers who lose their jobs get severance pay.
  — Bloomberg News, The Mercury News, 17 June 2019
• Affected full-time and salaried employees will receive up to four weeks of severance pay.
  — Randy Diamond, ExpressNews.com, 8 Sep. 2020
• Baker said those losing their jobs would receive severance pay that at least matched their full base pay through the end of 2020, along with other assistance.
  — Chase Difeliciantonio, SFChronicle.com, 11 Aug. 2020
• The former employee The Chronicle spoke to said they are being given one month of severance pay.
  — Mallory Moench, SFChronicle.com, 6 Dec. 2019
• Other gains in this area include a travel allowance for those required to work outside a certain radius and a bump in severance pay.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
• The front office employees who remained in Phoenix were laid off with severance pay and medical insurance until the end of the year, multiple former employees confirmed.
  — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 24 July 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024