>I'm confused. Are you saying that if you work for a company for a year (as a permanent employee) and they fire you, not only did you earn a salary for a year while working for them but they have to pay you
another year's salary at the time of firing as a type of severance pay?
No, the equivalent of 4 months (3 + 1) salary.
After working 2 years, that would be the equivalent of 5 months (3 + 2).
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