Severance Package chart
| How long you've worked: | What you get: |
| Less than 9 months | no severance* |
| 9 months — 18 months | 6 weeks' pay** |
| 18 months — 3 years | 8 weeks' pay |
| 3 years — 5 years | 10 weeks' pay |
| 5 full years | 12 weeks' pay |
| 6 full years | 12 weeks' pay |
| 7 full years | 14 weeks' pay |
| 8 full years | 16 weeks' pay |
| 9 full years | 18 weeks' pay |
| 10 full years | 20 weeks' pay |
| 11 full years | 22 weeks' pay |
| 12 full years | 24 weeks' pay |
| 13 full years | 26 weeks' pay |
| 14 full years | 28 weeks' pay |
| 15 full years | 30 weeks' pay |
| 16 full years | 32 weeks' pay |
| 17 full years | 34 weeks' pay |
| 18 full years | 36 weeks' pay |
| 19 full years | 38 weeks' pay |
| 20 full years | 40 weeks' pay |
| 20 years and six months | 41.5 weeks' pay |
| 21 full years | 43 weeks' pay |
| 21 years and six months | 44.5 weeks' pay |
| 22 years | 46 weeks' pay |
| 22 years and six months | 47.5 weeks' pay |
| 23 full years | 49 weeks' pay |
| 23 years and six months | 50.5 weeks' pay |
| 24 full years | 52 weeks' pay |
| More than 24 years | 52 weeks' pay |
*For probationary employees, no notice or payment is required other than wages due at the time of dismissal except as provided in Article VI, Section C of the DJ/IAPE contract.
**"Pay" is defined as base wage rate as of the date of termination, and shall include shift differentials if shift differential would be included in the calculation of vacation pay pursuant to Article III(G)(2). For part-time Employees eligible for severance pay, hours per week shall be determined based on the Employee's fourteen week average as of the date of separation.