What’s in a name? That which we call a release
When an employee is terminated and offered a severance package, they are almost always asked to sign a release agreement in exchange.
When an employee is terminated and offered a severance package, they are almost always asked to sign a release agreement in exchange.
If your employment has recently been terminated and you have been provided with a severance package, then read on.
If an employer does not provide you with adequate notice of termination, or pay instead of notice, then you have been wrongfully dismissed.
You should have your severance package reviewed by a lawyer before accepting it because it is possible to negotiate a better severance package.
You have just been terminated. You have been given a week or so to accept a severance package but you don’t know if it is fair. That is where we come in.
If an employer mistreats an employee at the time of their termination, that employee may be entitled to damages for mental distress.
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