Converts are to request a letter of severance from their past religious mentors, indicating that they have terminated their involvement with that religion in order to become a Hindu.
The next morning, messengers with severance checks and termination letters arrived at the homes of Mr. White and Ms. Harper.
Before Miller would leave the paper, however, she demanded a significant severance package; the publication of a letter to the editor in which she would clarify her position and take issue with assertions made by both Keller and Calame; and a public apology from Keller.
If the buyout does not achieve the desired cuts by July, Disney will impose mandatory layoffs with what Mr. Eisner and Mr. Iger, in their letter, referred to as "lesser severance benefits".
"The individual enclosed with the letter a cheque for the net severance payment they received".
One ex-senior BBC manager, who received the letter warning that details of his severance arrangement may be published, told MediaGuardian: "I am not prepared to have details of what was meant to be a confidential matter released into the public domain without any kind of assurance of how it will be presented.
Mr. de Castro will receive the severance benefits provided for in his Employment Offer Letter, dated October 15 , 2012 Severance Agreement, dated February 28 , 2013 and equity award agreements.
H. Carl McCall, the New York State Comptroller, made the assertion in a letter urging board members to reconsider the severance package.
Along with pink slips, two or three dozen fired workers got letters informing them that to receive full severance benefits, they had to agree in writing to say nothing that would "disparage, discredit, defame or belittle" The News, its officers, its employees, its affiliates -- blah, blah, blah in predictably numbing legalese.
The customer service representatives, who generally earn $11 to $15 an hour, were told in a letter that they would be given two weeks' severance pay.
