In addition to earlier suggestions, it could have been negotiated into the contract at the start, especially as doing it when hired appears 'costless' the the c

In addition to earlier suggestions, it could have been negotiated into the contract at the start, especially as doing it when hired appears 'costless' the the company at that time, especially when well worded "If the company decide to downsize for reason XX out of Party B's control or control of their direct manager, ..., etc".