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As Salesforce begins another round of layoffs, the company’s standard severance plan appears to offer employees a softer landing than many of its Big Tech peers.<\/p>\n

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Internal documents reviewed by Business Insider show that eligible U.S. workers can receive up to 30 weeks of severance, a package that appears more generous than those recently offered by companies including Oracle, Amazon, and Block.<\/p>\n

Salesforce on Monday started notifying employees about layoffs, according to people familiar with the matter and a regulatory notice in California. The layoffs come amid concerns that AI tools and agents could replace traditional software<\/u>, including the company’s main customer relationship-management offering. Salesforce’s stock is down more than 30% this year.<\/p>\n

Salesforce’s severance policy states that employees receive severance payments based on level, tenure, and age.<\/p>\n

Senior directors and director-level employees receive 13 weeks of base pay, while senior managers and below receive 9 weeks. Employees ages 60 and older at any level get an additional four weeks.<\/p>\n

Employees also receive an additional three weeks of service per year. A partial year counts as a full year. Employees receive six months of COBRA coverage, or 12 months if they are 60 or older.<\/p>\n

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The combined total of level- and tenure-based is capped at 26 weeks, or 30 weeks for those 60 and older.<\/p>\n

Salesforce’s package appears larger\u00a0than<\/u> other recent Big Tech severance offers.<\/u> Oracle recently offered laid-off<\/u> US employees four weeks’ base salary, plus one week per additional year of employment, up to 26 weeks, as severance. Block, which laid off nearly half its employees earlier this year,<\/u> provided them with 20 weeks of salary, plus one additional week per year of tenure.<\/p>\n

Amazon’s package for laid-off employees in January <\/u>included full pay and benefits for 90 days, plus an additional severance package.<\/p>\n

Salesforce did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

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