Oracle’s rigid severance formula and remote-worker labeling expose legal and trust risks as it redirects billions to AI infrastructure
Oracle refused to negotiate severance during its 2026 mass layoffs, applying a strict formula and designating some staff as remote to limit pay and notice obligations; that combination — plus forfeited unvested RSUs and impersonal mass-email notifications — has already produced courtroom pushback in Canada and creates a material test of whether cost-cutting to fund […]