a golden parachute

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a golden parachute

if an important manager in a company has a golden parachute, the company agrees to give them a very large sum of money if they lose their job He insisted on a substantial golden parachute as part of the package before taking up the post.

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Dismissed Western Corporate Federal Credit Union President/CEO Bob Siravo did receive a large retirement payout in 2008, but it was from a deferred compensation plan and not a golden parachute severance payout, former WesCorp Board Member Diana Dykstra said. Siravo's payout was retirement compensation, Dykstra says by Anderson, Heather / Credit Union Times Stuttgart-based Porsche said in a statement that an agreement on the resignations had been reached with the supervisory board and that Wiedeking -- said to be the best-paid boss in Germany -- would get a golden parachute worth 50 million euros (71 million dollars), of which half was to go to a "social foundation. Porsche boss, finance chief resign by AFP / AFP Global Edition And should Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa ultimately gain control of the district and fire him, Brewer is guaranteed a golden parachute. EDITORIAL BREWER'S MILLIONS FOR ALL THE MONEY HE'S GETTING, NEW LAUSD ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)			a French letter A friend in need a frog in throat a fuddy-duddy a full plate a full-court press a funny farm a game plan a gas guzzler a generation gap a gentle giant a ghost of a chance a ginger group a girl Friday a glamour girl a glass ceiling a gleam in eye a glutton for punishment a go-getter a God-given right a gold digger a golden boy a golden handshake A golden key can open any door a golden oldie a golden parachute a good a good egg A good husband makes a good wife a good many a good Samaritan A good time was had by all a good-for-nothing a goody-goody a Gordian knot a grab bag a grain of truth a grass widow a greasy spoon a great deal a grey area a grin like a Cheshire cat a grip on a grip on oneself A growing youth has a wolf in his belly a guiding light a guilt trip A guilty conscience needs no accuser a guinea pig a gut feeling a gut reaction			a glamor girl a glamor puss a glamour girl a glamour puss a glass ceiling a gleam in eye a gleam in eye a gleam in eye a gleam in eye a gleam in eye A Global Overview of Renewable Energy Sources A Global Threat a glut on the market a glutton for punishment A GNU/Linux Audio Distribution a go at someone A Go Go a go-getter A Go-Go a God-given right a gogo à gogo a gold digger a golden boy a golden girl a golden handshake A golden key can open any door a golden oldie a golden parachute a good a good deal a good deal a good deal a good deal of a good egg A good husband makes a good wife A good Jack makes a good Jill A good landfall A good leg A Good Man Is Hard to Find A Good Man Is Hard to Find a good many a good many a good many a good personality a good Samaritan A Good Time Had By All A good time was had by all a good-for-nothing a goody-goody a Gordian knot a grab bag A grain of allowance a grain of truth a grasp of a grasp of something a grass widow A grave A grave

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