Due to the coronavirus outbreak, 12 percent of organizations in the United States have made their severance packages more generous than prior to the pandemic. The knowledge industry had an average 14 percent increase in their severance package value as of June 2020.
Change in severance packages offered by organizations due to coronavirus as of June 2020, by industry type
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SHRM. (June 9, 2020). Change in severance packages offered by organizations due to coronavirus as of June 2020, by industry type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155281/us-severance-package-change-due-to-coronavirus-by-industry/
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SHRM. (2020). Change in severance packages offered by organizations due to coronavirus as of June 2020, by industry type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155281/us-severance-package-change-due-to-coronavirus-by-industry/
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Change in severance packages offered by organizations due to coronavirus as of June 2020, by industry type [Graph], SHRM, June 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155281/us-severance-package-change-due-to-coronavirus-by-industry/