John, a Marketing Director, has relocated to Italy. Maria reports to him.
John and Maria have been working for a year, but they don’t agree on how to do several marketing projects.
Maria has been working for 11 years, always with good reviews, was promoted twice, and makes $160,000 per year.
John fires Maria, unaware that in Italy severance must be paid, by law.
Deloitte calculates her severance cost to be $520,000.
In the US, there is no legal requirement to pay severance.
Should we pay severance in the US?
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