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Hands up if you want to volunteer for layoffs, IBM tells staff (www.theregister.com)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] mesamunefire 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If someone volunteered to be laid off wouldn't that invalidate their unemployment?

[–] meco03211 26 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Generally it is proffered with a severance package that invalidates the unemployment. The package is likely better than what you'd get with unemployment and saves the company money by not increasing their unemployment insurance.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Depends on the jurisdiction. I got a decent severence and was still eligible for unemployment in WA state USA.