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You can't be fired without some sort of severance pay or package, correct? Or am I just crazy.
by tsally 18y ago
You can't be fired without some sort of severance pay or package, correct? Or am I just crazy.
- gaius 18y agoVaries wildly from state to state, let alone country to country.
- ars 18y agoNo, not correct. If it's in your employment agreement then yes (rare). If the company is nice, or feels bad for you then yes. But otherwise they have no obligation to do so. PS. This is US. Other countries especially france have different rules.
- potatolicious 18y agoIn states with at-will employment your job can be terminated - by either side - with no notice (hence no obligation for severance), with some exceptions against illegal discrimination (e.g. being fired because you're black). Most companies will offer you some sort of severance - or at least won't ask for their signing bonus/relocation/etc back, but that's out of goodwill, not legal obligation.
- nostrademons 18y agoSelf interest as well. Lots of companies want you to sign additional agreements on the way out (don't trash the computers, don't bad-mouth the company, etc.) and you have no reason to sign these if they don't give you something in return.
- dmh2000 18y agojust what I was going to say. it his blog he mentioned they were faxing out some 'agreement' for him to sign. My immediate reaction was 'why the fuck would he sign anything?'.
- Tangurena 18y agoNo. This is normal in the US. Severance pay is rare.