This would very explicitly apply to buyouts (paying people to quit) and voluntary layoffs as well, but at least in Canada those are pretty common. One company

This would very explicitly apply to buyouts (paying people to quit) and voluntary layoffs as well, but at least in Canada those are pretty common. One company here had a bit of a panic as way too many employees accepted a buyout. https://financialpost.com/telecom/shaw-to-take-450-million-hit-from-workforce-cuts-after-3300-employees-accept-buyout https://financialpost.com/telecom/shaw-to-take-450-million-h...